Myron Cope

Myron Sidney Kopelman (January 23, 1929 – February 27, 2008), known professionally as Myron Cope, was an American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster. He is best known for being "the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers".
Cope was a color commentator for the Steelers' radio broadcasts for 35 years. He was known for his distinctive, higher-pitched nasally voice with an identifiable Pittsburgh accent, idiosyncratic speech pattern, and a level of excitement rarely exhibited in the broadcast booth. Cope's most notable catch phrase was "yoi" . Cope was the first football announcer inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Cope's autobiography, "Double Yoi!", was published in 2002.
Education and career.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Jewish parents of Lithuanian ancestry, Cope graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1947 and was inducted into their alumni hall of fame in 2009. He also graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. He was originally a journalist before becoming a broadcaster. His first job was in Erie, Pennsylvania, with the "Daily Times", and by the summer of 1951, he was working for the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Cope then became a freelance journalist, most notably for "Sports Illustrated", the "Saturday Evening Post", and the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". In 1963, Cope received the E.P. Dutton Prize for "Best Magazine Sportswriting in the Nation", for a portrayal of Cassius Clay. Cope spent the 1983 college football season as a color analyst for the Pittsburgh Panthers. In 1987, he was named by the Hearst Corporation as a noted literary achiever, along with Mark Twain, Jack London, Frederic Remington, Walter Winchell, and Sidney Sheldon. At its 50th Anniversary, "Sports Illustrated" selected Cope's profile of Howard Cosell as one of the 50 best written works ever published in the magazine.
Family life.
Cope married Mildred Lindberg of Charleston in 1965, and the couple moved to Mt. Lebanon.
In 1972, the Copes moved to nearby Upper St. Clair. Mildred died on September 20, 1994. In 1999, Cope moved back to Mt. Lebanon, to a condo in the Woodridge neighborhood. He remained there until his final days, when he entered a Mt. Lebanon nursing home.
Cope had three children, Elizabeth, Martha Ann, and Daniel. Martha Ann died shortly after her birth. His son, Daniel, was born with severe autism; he has lived most of his life at the Allegheny Valley School, an institution specializing in intellectual developmental disabilities. Cope devoted much of his time and energy to Pittsburgh causes addressing autism, and spoke candidly about his experiences as the parent of a child with autism and his efforts to better educate the public at large about autism.
Steelers broadcasting.
In 1968, Cope began doing daily sports commentaries on what was then WTAE-AM radio in Pittsburgh. His unique nasal voice, with a distinctive Pittsburgh area accent, was noticed by the Steelers' brass, and he made his debut as a member of the Steelers' radio team in 1970.
During Cope's 35-year broadcasting career with the Steelers—the longest term with a single team in NFL history—he was accompanied by only two play-by-play announcers: Jack Fleming, with whom he broadcast until 1994, and Bill Hillgrove.
In keeping with his comic personality, a series of television commentaries on WTAE-TV saw Cope calling himself "Doctor Cope" and wearing a white lab coat while pretending to examine the opposing team's strengths and weaknesses. His predictor was known as the "Cope-ra-scope."
Catchphrases and nicknames.
Like other sports announcers in Pittsburgh, particularly Penguins commentator Mike Lange and the late Pirates announcer Bob Prince, Cope had a repertoire of unique catchphrases employed in his broadcasts, such as "Mmm-Hah!" (when he loses his train of thought, or forgets a player's name) and "Okel Dokel" (his version of "okey dokey"). Cope often used Yiddish expressions, especially "Feh!" and "Yoi!" (sometimes multiplied as "Double Yoi" or rarely "Triple Yoi").
Cope also created nicknames for many players and opposing teams. It was Cope who popularized "The Bus" as a nickname for former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, "Jack Splat" for Jack Lambert, and he gave Kordell Stewart the nickname "Slash."
Cope also used the term "Cincinnati Bungles" to describe their division rivals, known during the 1990s for a string of bad seasons and numerous draft busts.
Terrible Towel.
Cope played a large role in the invention of the Terrible Towel. Needing a way to excite the fans during a 1975 playoff game against the Baltimore Colts, Cope urged fans to take yellow dish towels to the game and wave them throughout. Originally, Cope wanted to sell rubber Jack Lambert masks, but realizing the high costs for the masks, opted for the inexpensive option for the Terrible Towel. The Terrible Towel has gained much popularity since its invention and "is arguably the best-known fan symbol of any major pro sports team". The catchphrase is: "The Terrible Towel is poised to strike, and so are The Steelers."
In 1996, Cope gave the rights to The Terrible Towel to the Allegheny Valley School in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The school provides care for more than 900 people with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities, including Cope's son who has severe autism. Proceeds from the Terrible Towel have helped raise $3 million for the school.
Retirement and death.
Cope announced his retirement from broadcasting on June 20, 2005, citing health concerns. Eight days later, it was announced that Cope was the recipient of the Pete Rozelle Award for "long-time exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football." Upon his retirement, the Steelers did not replace Cope, opting instead to downsize to a two-man broadcast team.
On October 31, 2005, Cope was honored for his lifetime accomplishments at halftime of the contest between the Steelers and the Ravens. In addition, the Steelers produced a special commemorative edition Terrible Towel with his familiar expressions printed on it. As seen on the towel, production was limited to 35,000 towels, representing 35 years of service to the Steelers. Later that season when the team advanced to Super Bowl XL, many Steelers fans wanted Cope to come out of retirement just to call "The one for the thumb." Cope declined partially for health reasons and partially to enjoy retirement.
Cope died of respiratory failure at a Mt. Lebanon nursing home on the morning of February 27, 2008. In the days following his death, many ceremonies were held in his honor, including the local sporting events of the Pittsburgh Panthers college basketball team. Two days after his death, hundreds of people gathered in heavy snow in front of the Pittsburgh City Hall to honor Cope; included in the ceremony was one minute of silent Terrible Towel waving. His funeral, which was held on February 29, 2008, was private. Due to Cope's large impact on the Pittsburgh area, Bob Smizik, a local sportswriter wrote,
List of awards and honors.
Cope received many awards and honors, including:


2008 Speedcar Series

The 2008 Speedcar Series was the inaugural Speedcar Series championship. It consisted of four points-scoring race meetings, with a further non-championship round beforehand. The Drivers' Championship was won by Johnny Herbert.
Teams and drivers.
All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.
Championship Standings.
Drivers.
Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:
Notes:


Fencers Club

The Fencers Club in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, is the oldest fencing club in the Western Hemisphere. It is a member of the Metropolitan Division of the U.S. Fencing Association. Established in Manhattan in 1883, it has evolved into a 501(c)3 not-for-profit fencing organization dedicated to fencing and community service. It has produced numerous National Champions and Olympians.
History.
The Fencers Club was founded in 1883 by Charles de Kay and other New Yorkers. One had to be in the "Social Register" to be a member. Its first fencing master was Captain Hippolyte Nicolas, a French officer who had fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, who was partial to the Italian school of fencing.
In 1892 it had about 200 members. In 1902 annual dues at the club were $30 ($ in current dollar terms). In 1914, one third of its members were women. Rene Pinchart, a Belgian sergeant major in World War I, was fencing master at the club from 1927 to 1955. French-American Michel Alaux was fencing master of the club from 1956 until 1974.
In 2012, the Fencers Club became only the ninth organization to be recognized by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as a Community Olympic Development Program (CODP), for its innovative and world-class programs that embody the Olympic ideals.
The Fencers Club is located in the Midtown, Manhattan neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The facility includes 22 full-length metal grounded training strips with electronic scoring equipment, as well as an in-house pro shop and armory.
The Fencers Club is the birthplace and home of the Peter Westbrook Foundation.


Peter Jacobs (fencer)

Peter Jacobs (born 26 September 1938) is a British fencer who competed at the Olympics.
Early and personal life.
Jacobs was born in Pinner, Greater London, Great Britain, and is Jewish. He attended and fenced for Queens College in Cambridge University.
Fencing career.
Jacobs won the Great Britain team épée championship in 1962 and 1964. He won a bronze medal in épée and a gold medal in épée team at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia and again in the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. In between the 1962 and 1970 games he won a gold medal in the épée team event.
Jacobs competed in individual and team épée at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and in team épée at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
In 1970 Jacobs was the British champion in individual épée.
Jacobs wrote the foreword to the book entitled "Fencing: Techniques of Foil, Epee and Sabre" by Brian Pitman (1988). He served on the Executive Committee of the "Fédération Internationale d'Escrime" (FIE) for 24 years, 12 as Secretary-Treasurer, and stepped down in 2013 and was elected to the Legal Commission.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to British and International Fencing.


Kyeshi

Kyeshi ("suspend", medical timeout) is a term used in taekwondo competitions.
The use of the term is described in article 19 of the competition rules administrated by the World Taekwondo Federation. Article 19 describes the procedure for handling injuries during a contest. The match is stopped with the declaration "kal-yeo", and the time recording is suspended by giving the message "kye-shi" to the recorder. When a kye-shi is declared, the injured contestant is allowed one minute of medical first aid. If the contestant is not able or willing to continue the match after one minute, the match is stopped. In case the injury was caused by a prohibited attack (Gam-jeon), the injured contestant is declared winner. If the injury was not caused by a prohibited action, the injured contestant is declared loser. If both contestants are injured and not able to continue, the scored points decide the outcome of the match.
The duration of a kyeshi timeout is one minute. The referee shall announce time warnings every five seconds, starting from 40 seconds after kyeshi was declared, up to the end of the timeout after 60 seconds.


2003 Winter Deaflympics

The 2003 Winter Deaflympics officially known as the 15th Winter Deaflympics is an international multi-sport event that was held from 28 February 2003 to 8 March 2003.The event was hosted by Sundsvall, Sweden.
Curling competitions were also introduced for the first time in this Winter Deaflympics.
The logo for the 15th Winter Deaflympics symbolises the fire from the torch.


FBC Kalmarsund

FBC Kalmarsund, up to 2011 known as Färjestadens IBK, is a Swedish floorball team, from Färjestaden, Öland, that plays in the Swedish Division 1 South. In the 2007–08 season, they played in Swedish Super League, the highest league of Swedish floorball. They ended last and were relegated to Division 1 South for the 2008–2009 season.
History.
The club was founded by a couple of friends in 1990. In 1998, FIBK men's team played in the Swedish Division 5. Eight years later in 2006–07. the club won their Division 1 group and qualified for Swedish Super League during the 2007–08 season. The club became Öland's first Elitserien club in any ball game. In their first ever super league game, they lost with 2-5 against the then reigning Swedish Champions Warberg IC. Their youth teams have also enjoyed success. The Boys-16 team won SM (the Swedish championship) in 2003 and 2004. In the 2006–07 season, they won Juniorallsvenskan, JAS.


Equestrian at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games

The Equestrian competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador, El Salvador.


Dead Heat Scramble

 is a 1990 Game Boy arcade racing video game that was released in North America and Japan.
Summary.
Players must choose between a dune buggy, a sand rail vehicle, and the incredible off-road truck. All races are strictly against the clock while the driver navigates through blockades on the road and other drivers that want to defeat the player. All of the ten courses must be unlocked in a linear fashion; all the races take place in a tube. Few power-ups exist in the game, including a chance to increase the player's nitro boost.
There are ten stages in the entire game. No penalties are given for bumping into the other drivers; unlike real life. Each course is in the shape of a half-pipe.


Stian Eckhoff

Stian Kampenhaug Eckhoff (born 3 September 1979) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He has 2 World Cup victories and in the 2004–05 season, Eckhoff placed tenth overall. Since his retirement he has become involved in coaching the Norwegian national biathlon team, and was appointed head coach of the Norwegian women's biathlon programme ahead of the 2014–15 season. He is the brother of fellow biathlete Tiril Eckhoff.
Biathlon results.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
World Championships.
"1 medal (1 gold)"
Individual victories.
"2 victories (2 Sp)"


Professional American football championship games

Below is a list of professional football championship games in the United States, involving:
Prior to 1920, no national professional football league existed, and play was scattered across semi-pro and professional leagues in the upper midwest. The first efforts at pro football championships were the World Series of Professional Football, featuring teams from and around New York City and the 1902 "National" Football League in Pennsylvania; two of the three "N"FL teams participated as one team in the World Series of Pro Football.
The Ohio League and New York Pro Football League were two prominent regional associations in the 1910s (the NYPFL held an actual championship game in 1919). In 1920, teams from the Ohio League and New York Pro Football League, along with other midwestern teams, formalized into the American Professional Football Association (APFA), and the league was later renamed the National Football League (NFL). The NFL conducted play for thirteen years before creating a "championship game". From 1920 through 1932, league "champions" were determined by won-loss record, but the schedules and rules were so ill-defined that conflicts exist to this day over who the actual champions were.
Some teams played more games than others; some played against college or semi-pro teams; some played "after" the season was over, some stopped play "before" a season was over. For example, in 1921, the Buffalo All-Americans disputed the Chicago Staleys' title, and in 1925, the Pottsville Maroons claimed the championship was theirs, not the Chicago Cardinals'.
The APFA had no championship games before it changed its name to the NFL in 1922. Boston/Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall is credited with significant innovations by the NFL: in 1933, Marshall convinced the NFL to play a championship game between the two division winners following the success of the 1932 playoff game. Thus, 1933 was the year of the first national professional football championship game in the United States. See National Football League championships.
Game scores marked with a † (1921 and 1932) were not official championship games, but were the deciding games in determining a championship and also the last games played in a season.
All games are listed under the year in which the majority of regular season games were played; especially since the 1960s, many championship games have been played in the January or, since 2002, February of the following year (for instance, the championship of the 2011 NFL season is played in February 2012, but will be listed in this list under 2011).


Kazakhstan at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Kazakhstan competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. One competitor, Zeinolla Seitov, from Kazakhstan competed in three events in cross-country skiing. He won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.


Masters W75 marathon world record progression

Masters W75 marathon world record progression is the progression of world record improvements of the marathon W75 division of Masters athletics. Records must be set in properly conducted, official competitions under the standing IAAF rules unless modified by World Masters Athletics.

The W75 division consists of female athletes who have reached the age of 75 but have not yet reached the age of 80, so exactly from their 75th birthday to the day before their 80th birthday. Marathon running is not normally seeded into age divisions so all of these records were set in marathon races open to most other age groups.

References.
Masters Athletics Marathon list


H.O.P.E Beach Volleyball Charity

The H.O.P.E. Beach Volleyball Charity Tournament is a philanthropic volleyball tournament that aims at earning money and gaining awareness on behalf of various charitable organizations. The first tournament took place in the summer of 1989, in Ottawa Ontario at Britania Beach and moved to Mooney's Bay Beach a few years later and continues at Money's Bay Beach today. The tournament is completely nonprofit and is put together by unpaid volunteers. The program normally reaches out to smaller, local charitable organizations. The tournament is held in Canada, on Toronto Island and in Ottawa, Ontario. The acronym H.O.P.E. stands for "Helping Other People Everywhere". The tournaments take place annually during the summer months.
General history.
Since the first tournament in 1989, HOPE has raised more than $650,000 for local charities. Annually the tournament treats to up to six thousand people. The ages range from 18-to mid-40s. To apply for the tournament you must be at least eighteen years old. Teams must have six to ten players. Everyone is guaranteed to play six games, and must pay a three hundred dollar entrance fee. There are six divisions; Beginner, Recreational, Intermediate, Competitive, Corporate Challenge, and New Individuals. Different rules may apply for different divisions. All divisions are separated my amount of experience. The tournament is the largest in southern Ontario and it caters to 400-500 teams annually. The tournament brings people from all parts of Canada and the United States. The event also gets extensive media coverage which has helped it grow and spread its cause extensively throughout its history. Since it is a non-profit organization the charity receives most of its resources and funds solely through donations.
Location.
The tournament is located on Toronto Island, Ontario, Canada. To arrive on the island players and family members must take the Queens Quay Ferry and pay a small fee. The island is relatively small and has been chosen for its short distance from Toronto and its view of the city. The island provides a small eatery and a beer garden for the players and their families. These facilities are in no way connected with the charity. The tournament brings people from all parts of Canada and the United States.
HOPE chose volleyball as its charity because it is the number one amateur sport in Canada. Statistics show that over 800,000 Canadians play volleyball regularly. Volleyball is a very inexpensive sport to play which makes it much easier for every class to become involved in.
Donations and fundraising.
To enter the tournament all teams must pay around three hundred dollars. Individual players are required a smaller fee. Individuals may also pledge to donate a set amount annually. All funds that are collected go straight towards the two chosen charities and are in no way used for profit. The tournament raises all of its funds through fees and donations. To emphasize donations the organization has created an incentive program that delivers prizes to the highest donating individuals. A large number of charities have received money from the tournament over its history.
H.O.P.E Volleyball.
In junction to the HOPE tournament, the annual summer fest has become a part of the annual HOPE tradition. The fest provides various activities for the players and their families free of cost. The event has live entertainment, vendors, and food. The event is highly publicized which helps to spread knowledge of the tournament as well.


Christopher Caluza

Christopher Caluza (born July 3, 1990) is a Filipino-American figure skater. He is the 2013 Lombardia Trophy silver medalist, 2012 Bavarian Open bronze medalist, and the 2012 Philippines national champion.
Career.
Caluza, who began skating on roller blades at age six, took up figure skating when he was seven following the roller rink's closure.
Caluza won the bronze medal at the 2012 Bavarian Open and at the same time earned the minimum score necessary to compete in an ISU Championships. He went on to place 12th at the 2012 Four Continents Championships and 21st at the 2012 World Championships.
The Philippines used the 2013 Four Continents to determine who would receive their sole men's spot at the 2013 World Championships. Caluza finished 14th, ahead of Michael Christian Martinez, and was sent to Worlds, where he finished 34th.
Personal life.
Caluza was born in Chula Vista, California. His parents are from the Philippines. He is a dual citizen of the United States and the Philippines.
Caluza has studied business at Palomar College.


Ian MacAulay

Ian MacAulay (born March 25, 1964 in Souris, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler and ice technician from Ottawa, Ontario. He played second for team Ontario at the 2003 Nokia Brier.
Earlier in his career, MacAulay won the 1993 Fairfield Marriott Challenge and the 1993 Dominion Regalia Silver Tankard. He would later join the Bryan Cochrane rink at second. The team won the 2003 Ontario Nokia Cup, the provincial men's championship. This earned the team the right to play in the 2003 Nokia Brier, where they finished with a 5–6 record.
MacCaulay won the 2016 and 2018 Canadian Senior Curling Championships playing third for Cochrane and won a silver medal at the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships.
Personal life.
MacAulay works as the ice technician at the Rideau Curling Club and the RCMP Curling Club. He is married and has three children.


MFI World Matchplay

The MFI World Matchplay championship was a major darts tournament organised by the British Darts Organisation.
The tournament was short-lived but historic in darts as it featured the first ever televised nine-dart finish on 13 October 1984 when John Lowe won £102,000 for the perfect game of darts against Keith Deller. Lowe went on to win the title that year.
MFI World Matchplay finals.
The complete list of final results:
Nine-dart finish.
John Lowe threw the first ever televised nine-dart finish on 13 October 1984 against Keith Deller.
Media coverage.
The tournament was broadcast on ITV and originally came from The Fulcrum Centre, Slough, before moving to Festival Hall, Basildon. The tournament ceased after the 1988 tournament due to ITV announcing that they were pulling out of darts coverage altogether. ITV broadcast the 1988 World Masters before leaving the BBC as the only broadcaster of darts from 1989 to 1991. ITV didn't return to tournament darts coverage until Yorkshire Television broadcast the 4 WDC UK Matchplay tournaments from 1993 to 1996, tournaments which featured a quadro dart board, where each number from 1-20 also had a quadruple slot for 4 times the number. ITV regional channels also showed events like the Lada UK Masters (Anglia Television) and the Samson Classic (Tyne-Tees Television). In 1999, the ITV network broadcast the head to head showdown at Wembley between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld, and returned to tournament darts coverage with the Grand Slam of Darts tournament in 2007.


Michael Gunning

Michael Gunning (born 29 April 1994) is a Jamaican competitive swimmer who is best known for participating in the 200 metre butterfly event. He competed in the preliminary heats of the 200 metre butterfly and the men's 200 metre freestyle event in both the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
Gunning was a participant at the reality bisexual dating show "The Bi Life" hosted by Courtney Act, coming out as gay on the show in late 2018. He later went on to win the Pride Award at the Attitude Pride Awards 2019 for his efforts to raise LGBTQ+ visibility around the globe in sports.


2020 Supercar Challenge

The 2020 Supercar Challenge powered by Hankook was the twentieth Supercar Challenge season since it replaced the Supercar Cup in 2001. It began at Circuit Zolder on 7 August and ended at Circuit Zandvoort on 11 October.


Sayles Finishing Plant F.C.

Sayles Finishing Plant F.C. was a U.S. soccer team which existed briefly during the early 1920s.
The team was sponsored by the Sayles Finishing Plant, a textile company owned by the Sayles Company and based out of Saylesville, Rhode Island. In 1920, it joined the Southern New England Soccer League, taking fourth place and withdrawing at the end of the season. That year, the team went at least as far as the second round of the National Challenge Cup. It also won the 1921 Southern New England Association Cup, defeating Fairlawn Rovers 1-0 in overtime. In 1925, the team went to the quarterfinals of the National Challenge Cup.
Honors.
Southern New England Association Times Cup


LayCool

LayCool (sometimes stylized Lay-Cool) was a women's professional wrestling tag team consisting of Layla El and Michelle McCool. The women worked for WWE and were featured primarily on the SmackDown brand but appeared on the Raw brand on some occasions, while they were champions and were also part of the second season of NXT, mentoring the male wrestler Kaval, who won the competition.
They first began teaming together in June 2009 but did not become a proper team until the end of the year. The two were portrayed as narcissistic and vain bullies, constantly espousing their own perfection while ganging up on others and attacking their looks. They were a successful team, having won both women's titles available in WWE, the WWE Women's Championship, which they retired when they unified it with the WWE Divas Championship; both titles they claimed to hold as a tag team though this is not officially recognized. The group did court some controversy, however, receiving criticism from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for what it considered the most disgusting promotional tactic regarding a storyline in which they bullied Mickie James for her supposed weight issues.
In May 2011, after nearly two years together, the team disbanded following several disagreements, at which point Layla defeated McCool in a Loser Leaves WWE match.
History.
Formation and feud with Mickie James (2009–2010).
Though Layla and McCool had been tagging together over the summer of 2009 (due to partly because of a feud between McCool and Melina over the Women's Championship until she was traded back to Raw), they did not become a unit and display signs of a similar character and gimmick until the end of the year when Mickie James moved to "SmackDown". James defeated Layla in her first match back on the show on October 23, while reigning Women's Champion McCool snubbed Mickie James when picking Divas to represent SmackDown against Raw in a Bragging Rights interbrand tag team match, when her team won. Layla and McCool appeared in a backstage segment on the November 6 episode of "SmackDown" threatening to make life difficult for James unless she left the brand. They began doing so the following week, by bringing James' clothes to the ringside and cutting them, distracting her enough to lose the match she was in. With James refusing to leave the brand, the situation escalated the following week as McCool began mocking James' weight and agricultural background. After James won a match against Layla, McCool appeared in a cartoon video that depicted James as a pig, renaming her "Piggie James" as both LayCool would continue to do, while singing a parody of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" and a parody of the Porky Pig bass drum outro with the catchphrase "Th-Th-Th-Th-That's All Folks", portraying James as Porky. This particular segment garnered criticism from journalists, describing it as disgusting and despicable.
Subsequently at the following pay-per-view, Survivor Series, McCool led a team of five Divas, including Layla, against James' team, James' team won with two surviving members: James and Raw's Divas Champion Melina. James was granted a match for the Women's Championship at , after winning a triple threat match on the December 4 episode of "SmackDown", with James defiantly refusing to leave the SmackDown brand despite continued harassment from LayCool. At Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Layla interfered in the match to help McCool retain the championship. Despite the win, LayCool continued to torment James as they tried to make her leave, buying her a Jenny Craig gift certificate for the Christmas Day episode of "SmackDown", but gained some revenge by pinning Layla in a tag team match in the same episode.
Going into the new year, the rivalry widened on the January 1 episode of "SmackDown". LayCool interfered in a match between James and Beth Phoenix and attacked James after; Phoenix responded by chasing away LayCool but giving the Glam Slam to James as well. The following week, Phoenix defeated Layla, but afterwards LayCool assaulted her together until James saved Phoenix. On January 22's "SmackDown", in an unusually long segment for the Divas, LayCool held a leaving party for James complete with a pig-shaped cake. Originally Maria came out to defend champion James, but James also appeared to answer LayCool. After a brawl broke out, Phoenix arrived on the scene appearing to come to their aid only to assist LayCool in attacking James and Maria. McCool hit James with the cake and poured punch over her. LayCool continued to deride James, with Layla dressing up in a fatsuit with a pig mask and losing to McCool in a faux match for the Women's Championship as Piggie James. LayCool's boasting would be their downfall at the Royal Rumble, however, when Layla came out in the Piggie James outfit. James used this to her advantage, when she attacked Layla which distracted McCool allowing her to be pinned in under a minute, losing the Women's Championship. On the February 12 episode of "SmackDown", LayCool defeated James in a non-title handicap match made by SmackDown Consultant Vickie Guerrero, who had been accidentally humiliated by James backstage.
Acquisition of Vickie Guerrero and co-champions (2010–2011).
With a common enemy, Guerrero began accompanying LayCool, interfering in their matches and favoring them in scripted booking decisions such as making herself the referee in McCool's Women's Championship rematch with James where she brought the title back to McCool on the February 26 episode of "SmackDown". With James out of the picture, their lingering rivalry with Phoenix flared up when Phoenix saved Tiffany from a LayCool beatdown on March 12. The following week, Tiffany and Phoenix defeated LayCool in a standard tag team match. This led to a 10-Diva tag team match at WrestleMania XXVI which LayCool helped win after Guerrero pinned Kelly Kelly with a frog splash. Phoenix gained revenge by defeating them again alongside Tiffany. On "WWE Superstars", LayCool and Guerrero cut a promo in which they mocked Phoenix for not fitting their image of what a Diva should be, and Guerrero placed Phoenix in an 'intergender' match against Layla, which Phoenix won, despite heavy interfering from McCool and Guerrero. LayCool later gained a measure of revenge by defeating Phoenix and a briefly-returning James, after which they taunted Phoenix's perceived bad looks by smothering her in make-up. At the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, McCool defended her Women's Championship against Phoenix in an Extreme Makeover match, where cosmetics products were legal as weapons. Phoenix won the title from McCool, despite support from Layla and Guerrero.
On the May 14 episode of "SmackDown", Guerrero announced McCool was using her rematch against Phoenix, but the match was made a handicap match with both of LayCool against Phoenix. Layla pinned Phoenix to win the Women's Championship for the first time, becoming the first British woman and Diva Search winner to hold the championship. LayCool's beating of Phoenix was given as the reason Phoenix had to take time off for an injury she was suffering from. Owing to LayCool beating Phoenix together for the title, they began referring to themselves as co-champions, even appearing with two physical title belts.
During the 2010 WWE Draft, they defeated Raw Divas (Eve & Maryse) to receive one Diva draft pick, and it was later revealed that Kelly Kelly was drafted to "SmackDown" and started a feud with her and her partner Tiffany. Around this time, Rosa Mendes asked to join the ranks of LayCool, but LayCool mocked and insulted her instead. LayCool continued to best Kelly and Tiffany in tag team action, but Kelly Kelly gained singles non-title victories over both Layla and McCool, earning her a Women's Championship match against Layla at Money in the Bank, which Layla won to retain the title. Layla was then informed that she would defend the Women's Championship against Tiffany on the July 30 episode of "SmackDown", but Vickie Guerrero claimed that LayCool were co-women's champions, and had McCool fight in Layla's place, in which McCool was victorious. Following the match, SmackDown's General Manager, Theodore Long, informed LayCool that there was only one Women's Championship and they had to decide between them and relinquish one belt. The following week, LayCool gave one belt back and played a tug-of-war with the one belt, only for it to break in the middle and the two began to carry half of the belt each, circumventing Long's orders. Also during this time, LayCool began mentoring Kaval during the second season of "NXT". They were the first females and tag team to mentor a wrestler on the show. Kaval would go on to win the season. LayCool continued to pick up victories against Kelly and Tiffany.
In September, LayCool appeared on "Raw" and challenged WWE Divas Champion Melina to a championship unification match at Night of Champions. Despite Layla being the official champion, McCool participated in the match and won with Layla's help to unify both championships. Once again, they reigned unofficially as co-champions, wearing two belts and declaring themselves the WWE Unified Divas Champions while the Women's Championship was retired. The night after Night of Champions on Raw, Layla defended the Unified Divas Championship against Melina, cementing their status as co-champions.
After both members of Lay-Cool had successfully defended the championship against Natalya, they faced her in a two-on-one handicap match at Survivor Series, which Natalya won to become the new Divas Champion. Following Survivor Series, Beth Phoenix returned and formed an alliance with Natalya. This culminated in the first Diva Tables match at the pay-per view where Natalya splashed both of LayCool through a table to win.
LayCool got a rematch for the Divas Championship at the Royal Rumble against Natalya, but the match was changed by the anonymous Raw general manager to a fatal-four way match including Eve Torres, and was unsuccessful when Eve pinned Layla, despite McCool having simultaneously rolled Natalya up. Tension arose when McCool blamed Layla for the loss, but LayCool smoothed things out. In the coming weeks, Layla continued to lose, despite McCool's help, causing further friction. McCool attacked Rosa Mendes during her match with Layla and caused Layla to lose by disqualification, claiming that Layla was unable to win by herself, and Layla was furious at McCool for having no faith in her. At Elimination Chamber, LayCool attacked Kelly Kelly, who was embroiled in a rivalry with Vickie Guerrero. After saving Guerrero, a returning Trish Stratus came to help Kelly. This would lead to a match at WrestleMania XXVII, where LayCool teamed with Guerrero's on-screen boyfriend Dolph Ziggler to face Trish Stratus, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and John Morrison. At WrestleMania, LayCool and Ziggler lost, and tension arose again between McCool and Layla.
Implosion and break-up (2011).
On the April 8 episode of "SmackDown", tension between the team rose when McCool refused to tag Layla into a match against Kelly and Phoenix. Layla continued trying to fix their relationship, but McCool was resistant. Tension was further highlighted in a "SmackDown" scene where the two were seen undergoing couples therapy. When Layla lost a singles match against Kelly despite McCool's attempts to help her, McCool told Layla she was sick of doing all her work for her, and shoved her over. Finally, on the April 22 episode of "SmackDown", McCool turned on Layla by attacking her after the therapy session, thereby disbanding LayCool. During the 2011 WWE Draft, McCool cost Layla a match against Eve Torres. After the match, McCool tried to taunt and bully Layla again, however Layla snapped after all of her efforts at trying to keep LayCool together, and viciously attacked McCool, saying she was sick of her, before throwing her at the announce table, thus turning face in the process. On the April 29 episode of "SmackDown", Layla and McCool fought to a no contest. After the match, Layla challenged McCool to a no countout, no disqualification match at Extreme Rules. McCool accepted on the condition that the loser leave WWE. At Extreme Rules, Layla defeated McCool, which meant she had to leave WWE. After the match, a debuting Kharma came out and attacked McCool with the Implant Buster. Layla retired from wrestling on July 29, 2015.


Juan Miles

Juan Bautista Miles Passo (June 24, 1895 – December 18, 1981) was an Argentine polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
He was born and died in Buenos Aires. His nickname was "El Sordo" (The deaf) due to his hearing problems he got while he was working for a Railway Company in Buenos Aires.
In 1924 Miles was part of the Argentine polo team, which won the gold medal.


E-racer

e-Racer is a video game for Microsoft Windows created by Rage Software. It is a GT arcade racing game in which the player competes against computer opponents or other human players online in eight different cars. The single player game consisted of an Arcade mode and a Championship mode, where one would have to race against 7 other computer opponents and would need to finish either first or second in each race in order to advance to the next round.
Original tracks.
The original game contains 13 tracks in Championship mode and a bonus track which is unlocked upon completion of the Championship mode. All the tracks are playable in both the Arcade mode and Multiplayer modes.
In order, they are
There is a Bonus Track, Boy Racer. The first four tracks are unlocked from installation while the other tracks are unlocked by progressing through the Championship Mode.
Cars.
There are 7 cars. The first two cars are unlocked upon installation; the other cars are unlocked upon coming first in Championship mode races.
In order of unlocking, they are:
There is also a bonus car called the "Sand Scorcher".
Skins.
There are four liveries/decals for the cars. The skins have "sponsors" stickered onto them.


Gary Innes

Gary Innes (born 13 December 1980) is a Scottish musician, former Shinty International captain, Composer and a broadcaster from Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland.
His main instrument is the piano accordion and Innes was a part-time fire-fighter in the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service in Spean Bridge from 1999 - 2015 and a First Responder from 2007 - 2016.
On 8th April 2017, Innes married Hannah Matheson, niece of Karen Matheson of Capercaillie, in a marquee on the Taynuilt shinty field. They now have one daughter called Gracie.
Music.
Innes has had a professional career playing the accordion since 2003.
In 2005 he recorded his debut solo album "How's the Craic?" on the Skipinnish record label.
Outside of his own solo project and band, Innes is a founding member of the multi award-winning Scottish folk-rock band, Mànran.
Innes plays a mixture of festivals, concerts and functions from royalty, grand theatre's, to local village halls with his fellow highland musicians. His distinctive purple accordion and himself have travelled and performed in quite literally the four corners of the globe.
He joined Runrig on stage at their concert "Beat the Drum" in Drumnadrochit on 18 August 2007 where he played to an audience of 17,500 and has continued to join the band at many of their open air shows with 'clash of the ash This included joining Runrig for their farewell concerts at Stirling Castle on 17th and 18th August 2018 to over 50,000 people.
In 2010, Innes formed Mànran who hoped to become the first band since Runrig to enter a Scottish Gaelic song into the UK Top 40 when they released their first single, 'Latha Math' on 17 January 2011. With a midweek high of no. 29 it fell short finishing the week in 61st place, however they managed no. 1 in the UK singer/songwriter charts, no. 6 in the Scottish Charts, and no. 6 in the Radio 1 Indie Charts.
Innes alongside his bandmates Mànran and Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus created the official 2012 STV Appeal charity single "Take You There" and performed it live on the show which raised two million pounds for under privileged children in Scotland.
Innes was musical director of the BBC ALBA Hogmanay show in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
In 2015 Innes created Scotland's first collaborative charity folk single with a piece of music he composed called 'Our Heroes' This was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of WW1 Battle of Festubert by recording the very bagpipes that 'Lance Corporal Donald Patterson' fell playing on 18 May 1915, 100 years to the very day, with all proceeds being donated to Scotland's veteran charity Erskine
In 2017 Innes was crowned 'Instrumentalist of the Year' at the annual MG ALBA Hands up for Trad, music awards.
Shinty.
Innes started playing shinty at a young age, playing for Kilmonivaig Primary and then local side Lochaber. When their youth team folded, he moved to Fort William Shinty Club, where he developed into one of the leading players of the 2000s. He was typically to be found playing at wing centre and wing forward in his formative years.
He was captain and man of the match for their famous victory in the 2005 Camanachd Cup final over local rivals Kilmallie and the club's historic league championship in 2006.
He has also featured for fourteen years in the Composite Rules Shinty/Hurling International for Scotland. For the 2009/10 Shinty/Hurling International, Innes was named 'captain' of the Scotland team. Ireland's All Star Tommy Walsh broke Innes' nose in the opening minutes of the 2010 International at Croke Park however Innes continued and scored 7 points for Scotland eventually beating the Irish 22-21.
He has reached iconic status in the game of shinty, an image of him playing the sport being used by Runrig on the cover of their 2007 album, Everything You See.
Innes wore his No9 Scotland captains jersey on stage during Runrig's final two concerts at Stirling Castle in 2018 and then auctioned off the signed strip to raise money for youth development within the sport. The shirt sold for £4591.
In 2010 Innes was named Marine Harvest and National 'Player of the Year' and for his shinty and musical talent was invited to the Queen's garden party in Holyrood.
Transworld Sport filmed a programme on Innes which was broadcast in 2010.
Innes double career as a high-profile shinty player and musician has resulted in a lot of attention. In March 2009 Innes claimed that he knew a rival team had deliberately targeted him for injury due to his musical prowess.
On 15 May 2010 in a game against Premier Division strugglers GMA, Innes scored 9 goals in a 14-0 victory. Innes claimed he was denied a record 10 by the referee didn’t notice the ball returning out of the goal after hitting the back stanchion. This would have given him the record for most goals scored in one single game.
On 18 September 2010, Innes scored 2 out of 3 Fort's goals against Kingussie in the 103rd Camanachd Cup final at Bught Park in Inverness. The win against Kingussie put the team's name on the trophy for the 4th year running. Innes' performance also claimed the Albert Smith Medal for the second time, having won it in 2005.
Innes retired on a high at the end of the 2014 season, restoring Fort William to the Premier Division and earning his final cap for Scotland. This was due to increased musical commitments.
On 30 March 2019, Innes was named by the Camanachd Association as their first ever ambassador of The Camanachd Cup.
Broadcasting.
Innes' high profile has given him many opportunities to work with the media within music and sport.
From the start of the 2010 season, Innes wrote a weekly blog for bbc.co.uk and is often involved in summarising for the BBC in front of camera or from the commentary box, unless he himself is playing.
In 2014 BBC ALBA filmed Innes and his band mates in Mànran for a 1 hour documentary as the band toured across Australia, America and the UK.
On 24 September 2016 Innes took over from Robbie Shepherd as presenter of "Take the Floor".
Innes alongside BBC Radio Scotland presenter Brian Burnett co-hosted BBC Radio Scotland 40th anniversary celebrations for radio and television from the Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom on 4 November 2018.
On April 5th 2020 Innes started presenting a new Sunday show called Take the Floor - Your Requests on BBC Radio Scotland which the station changed the name of on Nov 22nd 2020 to Your Requests with Gary Innes
Discography.
With Box Club
With Ewan Robertson
With Mànran


Junior Basketball Association

The Junior Basketball Association (JBA) was an American basketball league that intended to be an alternative to the NCAA by allowing high school and junior college players to immediately play professionally. The league was first announced in December 2017 by LaVar Ball and was said to be fully funded by Ball's sports apparel company, Big Baller Brand. The JBA existed for just one season in 2018, featuring eight teams from major US cities.
While the league has not formally folded, no future seasons have been announced, and the league's website is no longer active. The JBA faced criticism from within for failing to honor its contracts and pay its players and is widely seen as having been created solely as a platform for his sons, disregarding the futures and livelihoods of the sixty other players in the competition. With the discontinuation of the league, former JBA players were left without a job and their brief $3,000 per month income removed their eligibility for NCAA basketball scholarships.
History.
On December 20, 2017, "SLAM" magazine had first reported on the formation of the Junior Basketball Association after being sent a statement from LaVar Ball, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Big Baller Brand and father to New Orleans Pelicans player Lonzo Ball and former BC Prienai players LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball. According to Ball, his decision to launch the league was prompted by comments from Mark Emmert, president of the NCAA. Earlier in the month, Emmert had remarked on LiAngelo's departure from UCLA following a shoplifting arrest in China: "Is this a part of someone being part of your university as a student-athlete or is it about using college athletics to prepare yourself to be a pro? If it's the latter, you shouldn't be there in the first place."
The JBA was established as an alternative route for top amateur players to play professionally without having to compete at the college level for no money. As of the 2018 season, each player earns $3,000 per month, and 60 percent of their jersey sales, in addition to other endorsement deals. The JBA is fully funded by Big Baller Brand, and players are required to wear the brand's merchandise. The league was expected to pay for travel, food, and lodging expenses, although the source of its finances was not disclosed. Its official logo features LaVar Ball's son Lonzo.
On February 2, 2018, it was revealed that the JBA had directly messaged about 80 blue-chip high school basketball players through Twitter about potentially joining its league, with a vast majority declining the offer and none of them ultimately accepting. The league appointed former National Basketball Association (NBA) players Ed O'Bannon and Earl Watson, along with Lonzo Ball, to its advisory board and selection committee for choosing players who will compete in the league. In its inaugural tryouts, the JBA most notably signed Greg Floyd Jr., a four-star recruit from Las Vegas, and Kezo Brown, a Chicago native and former three-star point guard for Simeon Career Academy. The founder's youngest son LaMelo, a former five-star recruit with professional experience, also joined, being labeled by the league as its "marquee player."
Near the halfway mark of the 2018 JBA season, LaMelo's older brother LiAngelo Ball joined the league after previously stating that he would not participate.
Format.
The JBA was made up of eight teams, with up to 10 players on each roster. The league only allowed players between the ages of 16 and 21 and accepts graduating seniors or students working towards a General Educational Development (GED), with rare exceptions being included. All teams featured players primarily handpicked from tryouts held before the season. According to the league, players who fail to play professional basketball would be able to work for Big Baller Brand.
The 2018 JBA season included an All-Star Game, playoffs, and finals. The regular season included eight games per team, with games taking place in venues across the United States. The champions of the inaugural season, the Los Angeles Ballers, were given Cadillac ATS vehicles as a reward from the league. Following an eight-team playoffs tournament, which concluded in August, the league scheduled a 28-game international tour from September to December 2018 in which its top players would face several European and Asian professional teams.
Through the 2018 season, the JBA aired games through Facebook Live with Allen Bell from the "AB the HERO" YouTube channel and Brandon Williams from "Fresh Sports Talk" as the broadcasters for each game.
Reception.
Shortly after JBA was announced in December 2017, Mike Golic of ESPN was among those who expressed doubts about the league's future. The "Niagara Gazette" considered the league as "ambitious, but not original." On the other hand, "The Root" considered Ball's idea "genius," and "Salon" believed that the JBA could "force NCAA reform." Lonzo Ball, son of the JBA's founder, suggested that he would have preferred the JBA over college basketball had that option been around at the time. During the 2018 JBA season, multiple NBA players commented on the league, including C. J. McCollum and Metta World Peace. In addition, Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks attended a JBA game in Las Vegas.
JBA tickets, which cost $99 for courtside seats, $59 for center court, and $40 for above center court, were criticized as "unreasonably expensive" by the "USA Today" website For the Win. The website also labeled JBA ticket sales as "comically abysmal," with over 90 percent of seats still being available less than three weeks before the season opener. The "New York Post" wrote, "In what should come a surprise to no one, LaVar Ball is struggling to find an audience with his newly launched Junior Basketball Association."
On August 16, 2018, Brandon Phillips, who was cut by the Los Angeles Ballers in the middle of the season to make way for LiAngelo Ball, alleged that he was only paid one-third of his promised salary while having to pay for travel costs. He later expressed regret for giving up his college basketball eligibility for a single paycheck of $1,000.


Iranian Volleyball Super League

The Iranian Super League (ISL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the top of the Iranian volleyball league system. It was founded in 1975 as the Pasargard Cup, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the first Division. In 1997 the league system was revamped and the Iranian Super League was established. Paykan Tehran has won the most titles in the new Super League with 12 titles.
History.
The first season of a national Iranian volleyball league was held in 1975 with 12 teams competing. In 1976 Esteghlal became the champions for the first time, and they repeated this feat in the following season. In 1979 due to the Iranian Revolution the league was canceled.
In 1989, the first Hazfi Cup for Iranian volleyball teams was held, in which Esteghlal became the first champions. During this period there was no national league and teams competed in the provincial and local leagues instead.
Shortly after the Hazfi Cup, in 1990 the national volleyball league of Iran was restarted by the Iranian Volleyball Federation with 10 teams competing and was called the "Fajr Cup". In 2010 the format of the league was changed and 12 teams competed in the league, which was later increased to 14 shortly after and the name was also changed to the "Iranian Volleyball Super League" or the "Iranian Volleyball Premier League".


George Cooper, Sr.


ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating

The ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating is a figure skating team competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. The World Team Trophy was held for the first time in Tokyo, Japan from April 16 to 19, 2009. Traditionally, the competitive skating season had concluded with the World Championships.
The new event was announced at a news conference during the 2008 World Championships, in the hope of encouraging countries to develop top figure skaters in all disciplines. Each country sends two men, two ladies, one pair and one ice dancing entry.
Competition and participants.
Selected skaters from the six countries with the best results during the season compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing in a team format. The participating countries in the inaugural event were (in descending order of finish) the US, Canada, Japan, France, Russia and China. The Japan Skating Federation paid the global prize money for the ISU World Team Trophy in 2009. The total prize money in 2009 was US$1,000,000, the highest ever in an ISU event, with $200,000 awarded to the winning country. In 2015, the qualifying countries (in descending order of qualification) were Russia, the United States, Japan, Canada, France and China, with the United States taking the title. Prize money was once again US$1,000,000.
Reactions.
In 2009, there were reports that some of the participating skaters did not wish to take part in the event. Canadian ice dancer Scott Moir was quoted as saying that although the event was fun, skaters had been pressured to attend. U.S. ice dancer Tanith Belbin told an interviewer that she and partner Benjamin Agosto had not been aware of the event until after the 2009 World Championships. Evan Lysacek, who had won the World Championship shortly before the World Team Trophy, was quoted in the same article as saying he was excited and looking forward to competing in Japan as part of the American team, referring to the event as "icing on the cake".
In 2012, skaters expressed more enthusiasm about competing at the World Team Trophy. Daisuke Takahashi referred to the competition as "a lot of fun", while Scott Moir said it was turning into an exciting event, especially considering a team event would be contested at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The fact that this event is held after all major competitions forced many athletes not attending for not risking injuries or fatigue after a long season. The event is also not in a similar format as the Olympics: Ice dance and Pair events only count as two events each and individual competitions for four events, thus favorising teams and nations who are not well fulfilled in Ice dance and Pair events. The lowest ranked ice dancers and pairs are also awarded at least 7 pts, marginalazing the points difference toward the winners who are awarded only 4 more points for a maximum of 12 pts.


Rodolphe L. Agassiz

Rodolphe Louis Agassiz (September 3, 1871 - July 31, 1933) was a ten goal polo champion who participated in the 1902 International Polo Cup. He later became chairman of the board of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company.
Biography.
He was born on September 3, 1871 to Alexander Emanuel Agassiz (1835–1910) and Anna Russell (1840–1873). His brothers were George Russell Agassiz (1861-1951) and Maximilian Agassiz (1866–1943).
He graduated from Harvard University.
In 1888, he was thrown from his horse in Newport, Rhode Island. He died on July 31, 1933.


Pacu jawi

The pacu jawi () is a traditional bull race in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. In the race, a jockey stands on a wooden plough loosely tied to a pair of bulls and holds them by their tails while the bulls cover about of muddy track in a rice field. Although the name means a "bull race", the bulls do not directly compete against each other, and no formal winner is declared. Instead, spectators judge the bulls by their performance (mostly their speed and their ability to run straight), and may buy well-performing bulls at well above their usual price. The people of Tanah Datar—especially the "nagaris" (villages) in four of its districts—have been conducting this tradition for centuries to celebrate the end of the rice harvest. The race is held concurrently with a village festival of culture called "alek pacu jawi". Recently it has become a tourist attraction supported by the government and the subject of multiple award-winning photographs.
Background.
The "pacu jawi" is performed in Tanah Datar, one of the regencies of West Sumatra, Indonesia. According to tradition, the race can only be held where the 2,891 m-tall Mount Marapi—reputed to be the origin of the Minangkabau people who populate West Sumatra—is visible. It is held by the region's agrarian population, when the rice fields are empty after harvest and before the next planting. Its location is rotated between several "nagaris" of Tanah Datar. Traditionally, the hosts are the "nagaris" in four of Tanah Datar's districts: Sungai Tarab, Pariangan, Lima Kaum and Rambatan. Together, these four districts consist of 26 nagaris (as of 2014) with altitudes ranging between , and have rice fields and more than 12,000 cattle (2012 data). The race originated as post-harvest entertainment and a celebration for the villagers and has been taking place for centuries, predating the Indonesian independence. In the past, the event was held only twice a year, but the shortening of rice harvest cycle has allowed more frequent installments of "pacu jawi". By 2013, one of the "nagaris" hosted it every two months, with each instance consisting of four events on Wednesdays or Saturdays.
Race.
Despite its name "pacu jawi" (literally "bull race" or "cow race" in Minangkabau), it is not generally conducted as a direct competition between the animals. Instead, each participant (a jockey, with a pair of bulls) takes a turn running across the track. The animals are usually bulls (male cattle) between 2–13 years old, and run in pairs. Both bulls are connected by a rope to a wooden plough, where the jockey stands. They run in a muddy track, an empty patch of rice fields that have been cleared after harvest. Sources—witnessing different instances of the race—describe various length of the track, including around , , and . The track can be covered by up to of mud. The bulls are trained to start running when the plough is on the ground and someone steps on it. The jockey controls the animals and remains standing by holding on to the tails of both bulls. The jockey does not carry any whip. Because the rope connecting the animals is loose, the animals are likely to try to run in different directions or with different speeds, and the jockey must keep them running straight together while also struggling to stay upright.
Spectators, sometimes including international tourists, watch the race, usually from a dry patch of field higher than the track. Part of the attraction is the bulls' unexpected behavior, often causing the jockey to fall or to perform manoeuvres like biting a bull's tail to make it run faster. Occasionally the jockey does this to speed up his animals, especially when one is running slower than the other. Mud splashes everywhere, including on nearby spectators. Bulls might also veer off track and charge in the spectators' direction. Injuries, especially among jockeys, are quite common. No winner is declared, but spectators judge the bulls by their speed, strength, and their ability to run straight on the track. Traditionally, the ability to run straight is important, and it is meant to teach people that those who follow the straight path deserve the most respect and honor. Owning a well-performing pair of bulls can be a source of pride for the locals, so spectators might buy such bulls at up to 2–3 times their usual price. This potential profit is one of the main motivations among participants.
Hundreds of cattle can participate in a "pacu jawi", including from the host "nagari" and also from the other three traditional "nagaris" of "pacu jawi". Tanah Datar's Tourism Office provides funding and trucks for transporting the animals. Prior to this government involvement, cattle used to travel up to on foot (often overnight). During the event, the cattle that are not currently racing are kept in a separate area, often near the finish line. Their presence is said to encourage the racing bulls to run faster to join the herd.
Festival.
The race is held concurrently with a village festival (Minangkabau: "alek nagari") called the "alek pacu jawi" ("bull race festival"). Over the years, the festivities have included pageants of cattle dressed with "suntiangs" (a Minangkabau traditional headdress), performance of traditional music such as "gendang tasa" and "talempong pacik", "tari piring", a fair, and traditional games such as the "panjat pinang" (greasy pole) and a kite competition. Prior to the government's involvement, all costs were borne together by the villagers, but now Tanah Datar's Tourism Office provides some funding.
Photography.
"Pacu jawi" has attracted national and international photographers and has become subject of several award-winning photographs. Aesthetic factors associated with the event include its dramatic high-speed action, mud splashing, and the distinctive jockey facial expression and posture. Adding to the attraction, Tanah Datar is known for its natural views, including Mount Marapi, hills, green tropical vegetation, and rice fields. In order to take good photographs, photographers often have to be closer to the track than the general spectator area, and they risk getting soaked by mud and must be careful about charging bulls. Awards won by photographs of "pacu jawi" include the World Press Photo of the Year, Hamdan International Photography Award, "The Daily Telegraph"s Digital Camera Photographer of the Year and Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year.


Facundo Imhoff

Facundo Imhoff (born ) is an Argentine male volleyball player. He was part of the Argentina men's national volleyball team. On club level he played for Lomas Volley.
In August 2019 he publicly came out as gay.


Simpel Session

Simpel Session is an international extreme sport event, which every year takes place in Tallinn or Tartu, Estonia.
First event was held in 2000 in Tartu. In this year, there were BMX and skateboarding disciplines, including inline skating, BMX Vert and Dirt. The first event cost about 10,000 krones (about 640 euros). For example, in 2010, the event cost about 4 million krones (about 256,410 euros).
The event lasts two days: first day for qualifications and second day for finals.


Kanei Uechi

 was the son of Kanbun Uechi, founder of Uechi-Ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa. Kanei was instrumental and at the forefront of Uechi-Ryū's growth after his father's death.
Life.
For the early years of Kanei's life his father, Kanbun Uechi refused to speak of his martial arts training. However, his father opened his first dojo in Japan in 1926 and began teaching Pangai-noon, at the age of 16, and in ill-health, Kanei traveled to the Wakayama Prefecture and began training with his father. After a decades worth of continuous training under Kanbun Uechi, in 1937 Kanei-Sensei received his certificate of full proficiency in Pangai-noon Toudi Jutsu (Half Hard Soft Empty Hand Skills).
And later, at 26 he would open up a new dojo in Osaka with approval from Kanbun-Sensei. Though, a new branch of Pangai-noon opened in Osaka, the dojo was not as successful as Kanei-Sensei hoped for. In 1940, Kanei relocated the dojo to Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture. He taught there for two years before returning to Okinawa in 1942. In April of 1949, with the assistance of Ryuko Tomoyose, Uechi Kanei established the Nodake and Kanzatobaru dojo. The two dojo were combined as one called Futenma dojo in 1957. A year later, Uechi-Ryū would open its doors to the public, including American G.I.'s, becoming one of the first styles to teach Karate to foreigners.
When performing "Sanchin", Kanei Uechi appeared deceivingly soft and relaxed. Upon closer inspection, his body was rock-solid and extremely tough. In his youth, to condition his fingers, Kanei-Sensei would repeatedly thrust his hands into a banana tree using the nukite. His fighting stance was extremely strong for defense. Kanei-Sensei favored fast wrist blocks with his left arm. While his right arm was effective for parrying punches and kicks.
Additions to Uechi-Ryū.
Kanei understood early that students of the modern age would have trouble understanding the formal Pangainoon and its three kata. From 1931 through the rest of his life Kanei labored to develop new methods and forms to help students understand Uechi-Ryū. Together with other senior Uechi Ryu instructors, came the addition of the warm-up and stretching exercises "junbi undō" (準備運動), the standardized exercises that incorporate elements of all of the "kata" of the system as well as additional techniques, two prearranged ""yakusoku kumite" (約束組み手)" exercises which are called Kyu Kumite for Kyu ranks and Dan Kumite for Dan ranks, and three new "bridging" "kata" between "Sanchin" and "Seisan" and two between "Seisan" and "Sanseiryu":
Family.
Kanei Uechi is the son of Kanbun Uechi. Like his father, Kanei Uechi's mannerism and speech was with gentleness. He was the oldest son of four children. He had a brother, Kansei, and two sisters, Tsuru and Kamai. Kanei had a son, Kanmei Uechi who was the head of the Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do Association until he died on Sunday 13th of September 2015.


Tel Aviv Pioneers

The Tel Aviv Pioneers are an amateur American football team based in Tel Aviv, Israel, playing in the Israel Football League (IFL).
History.
The Pioneers were one of the four founding teams of the IFL in 2005. They were originally based in Modi'in but moved to Tel Aviv in 2010.
The Pioneers won the Hans Foler Becker Trophy with their victory in Israel Bowl II. The Pioneers next made the Israel Bowl when they lost to the Tel Aviv Sabres in Israel Bowl V. The Pioneers then won Israel Bowl VII against the Jerusalem Lions. From 2015–2017, the Pioneers made three consecutive Israel Bowl appearances, but lost all of them; twice to the Judean Rebels (Israel Bowl XIII, Israel Bowl IX) and once to the Jerusalem Lions (Israel Bowl X).
Sponsors.
From their inception, the Pioneers' leading sponsor has been the Dancing Camel Pub & Brewery in Tel Aviv.
Since the 2011–2012 season, and Football Israel join the Pioneers as primary sponsors.


Achilles Frydman

Achilles Frydman (March 19, 1904, Łódź – 1940) was a Polish chess player.
Biography.
He lived in Łódź where he took 4th place (1930, 1931, 1934) and tied for 5-6th (1933) in the city championships. In 1935, he took 5th in Warsaw at the 3rd Polish Chess Championship, an event won by Savielly Tartakower. The same year, he took 7th in Łódź (Tartakower was the victor once more). He was himself the winner at Łódź in 1936 and a year later, he retired from the 4th Polish Championship, held in Jurata, due to illness.
During the latter stages of his life, he had a history of mental illness, which manifested itself in loud behaviour. He was even reported to have turned up in public, wearing little or no clothing. After a spell in an asylum, doctors warned him against playing any more chess.
In 1940, Frydman was arrested by the Nazis in Warsaw, and died in a concentration camp.
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2004 Betta Electrical Sandown 500

The 2004 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 the ninth round of the Australian 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 10–12 September 2004 at Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria.
It was the 37th "Sandown 500" endurance race to be held at the Victorian circuit.
Top 10 Shootout.
The ten fastest cars from Qualifying contested a Top 10 Shootout on the Saturday to determine the starting positions on the first five rows of the grid.
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Official results.
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 - Neil McFadyen practiced the #23 WPS Falcon, but was withdrawn due to a stomach virus, he was replaced by Charlie O'Brien.


Judy Battista

Judy Battista (born March 10, 1966) is a sports journalist for NFL.com specializing in professional football. Battista was the reporter who asked a question of then-New York Jets Head Coach Herm Edwards when Edwards launched into his monologue about how "you play to win the game".
Personal life.
Battista was raised in South Florida. She is graduate of the University of Miami, where she majored in journalism and political science. She was an occasional contributor to "The Miami Hurricane", the student newspaper of the university. Battista is married to fellow sports reporter, Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News. She is a major fan of the olympics.
Career.
Battista became interested in journalism because she has always enjoyed writing along with keeping up on the news. In her free time she enjoyed reading the paper and watching the news. She began working for the "Miami Herald" as a local news reporter in 1990, switching to sports in 1992. After her time there, she went on to work for "Newsday" for two years. Battista was then with "The New York Times" from 1998. There she covered the NFL for the paper. In July 2013 it was revealed that she would be leaving "The New York Times" for NFL.com.


Equestrian at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

The Equestrian Competition at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held in Pescara, Italy.


Louis Brain

Louis Karl Brain (born 9 May 1982 in Birmingham) is an English-Australian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He played for Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League's inaugural season. He has represented Australia at both U-17 and U-20 levels.
Career.
Born in England, Louis Brain moved to Australia at the age of nine, and played junior football with the Modbury Jets and Salisbury East in Adelaide. At the age of 15, Brain joined the South Australian Sports Institute, and played in their under-23 team in the South Australian Premier League in 1997 and 1998. He joined National Soccer League club Adelaide City in time for the 1998–99 season, but commitments to the Australian U-17 side restricted his season in the top flight. When Brain eventually made his NSL debut, in round 24 against the Brisbane Strikers, he scored the first goal in the match to help Adelaide to a 3–0 victory. He played a further five matches at the end of the season as Adelaide went on to finish sixth, but did not play any part in the finals series for Adelaide. Brain completed a short stint with Para Hills Knights in the SAPL before returning to Adelaide City for the 1999–2000 season. In the three seasons that followed, Brain made a total of 53 appearances and scored 6 goals for Adelaide, but his match time was still being affected by international commitments.
After Adelaide finished second-last in 2001–02, Brain relocated to New South Wales to play for Sydney United. Brain played in all but two of United's matches in 2002–03, starting 19 times and scoring once. Sydney United missed the finals series, and Brain chose to move further north again, to the Brisbane Strikers for 2003–04. He played in 23 of Brisbane's 24 regular season matches, and then played a big hand in both legs of their elimination final against Adelaide United. After losing 3–0 in the away leg, Brain set up one goal for Joshua Rose and then scored one himself with a brilliant individual effort to make the score 3–1 in favour of Brisbane. The match finished with Brisbane winning 4–1, but Adelaide progressed via the away goals rule.
In February 2005, Brain elected to move back to his home city, and was signed by A-League club Adelaide United as the 15th man on their 20-man roster for the inaugural season. Brain played in the first ever A-League match, against the Newcastle United Jets, and won the dubious honour of being the first player to receive a caution in the newly formed competition, just 3 minutes in. Just two weeks later, though, he earned another A-League record – the fastest goal scored. In Adelaide's round 3 clash against Melbourne Victory, Brain scored after just 11 seconds, a goal which turned out to be the only difference between the sides. Brain made a total of 17 league appearances for Adelaide, mainly from the bench, and scored 3 goals, but his contract was not renewed by the club at the end of the 2005–06 season. Brain went on loan with Adelaide Raiders until his contract with United expired, and then signed for the Modbury Jets. However, he had already played in an FFSA AUFC cup tie for the Raiders, and his subsequent appearance in Modbury's 5–1 win over Adelaide Olympic saw the Jets ejected from the competition.
International career.
Louis Brain began his international representative career with the Australian under-17 team, the Joeys, in 1998. He scored two goals in a 4–0 victory over Japan, held at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide. He became a regular in the Joeys squad throughout 1999, especially during qualifying for the 1999 U-17 World Cup, to be held in New Zealand. Brain scored twice during the Oceania qualifying stages, and also the decisive goal in Australia's 1–0 away leg win over Bahrain, which confirmed their place in the tournament. Brain toured with the Joeys to South America in the lead-up to the World Cup, and was selected in the 18-man Australian squad to contest the tournament. Brain played in all six of Australia's matches at the World Cup, as the team advanced to the tournament final to meet Brazil. Brain picked up a yellow card in the final minute of extra time as Australia went down 8–7 in a penalty shootout after the match finished at 0-0.
Brain made his debut for the Young Socceroos (under-20) in 2001, playing 30 minutes against Japan during the East Asian Games. In the following match, a 6–0 win over Guam, Brain made his first start for the Young Socceroos, celebrating by scoring his first U-20 international goal in the 12th minute, following by a second in the 48th. Australia reached the final of the competition, but fell to Japan 2–1. Mid-year, Brain was selected in the 18-man squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. He played just once in the tournament, the first half of Australia's 1–1 draw with Angola which put the team through to the second round.


Desportivo da Praia

Desportivo da Praia is a football club that currently plays in the Premier division and the Santiago Island League (South) in Cape Verde. It is based in the capital city of Praia in the island of Santiago. It is the military team of Cape Verde. Its nickname is "militares". The team won the first and only regional opening tournament in 2014.
Its logo has a blue circle with the acronym GDCP in the middle and a large D on the right and the club name on the right. Its uniform color features a blue clothing with a T-shirt with white stripes in the middle for home games and a white T-shirt with the remainder blue for away games.
History.
The club was founded in 1979 by the Cape Verdean Armed Forces.
Their appearance into the national competition was in 1990 and advanced up to the finals and faced CS Mindelense and lost two matches, this was their greatest position.
In 2004, Desportivo da Praia celebrated its 25th anniversary of its foundation.
On December 16, 2011, the third round of the season, Desportivo defeated Varanda 7–0 and made it the region's highest result of the season, also in that season, 46 goals were scored, the region's highest ahead of Sporting Praia. Desportivo finished as runner up to Sporting with 41 points and failing to qualify into the nationals. As Sporting Praia won the 2012 title and would win another regional title, team again entered the national division in 2013 as runner up in the Santiago Island League South. Desportivo won their second regional title in 26 years, their first since the breakup for the South Zone, the club finished with a record 47 points and scored 43 goals, the points record is shared with Sporting's 2013 total and is behind Sporting's 2012 total of 48 and 2005 total of 49 in the region, it is also one of the highest of any island leagues in Cape Verde. Their next was their third appearance and was placed in Group A, their first match was a second round which ended in a scoreless draw with CD Sinagoga from Santo Antão North, on June 1, they played their rescheduled first round match with the champion from the north of the island Varandinha from Tarrafal, they lost 1–3 in their last meeting with the club from two parts of the island even at the nationals, their last match ended in a 2–1 win over Sporting Brava. Desportivo finished third with 7 points and with two wins and losses and a draw, scored 7 goals. For the first time, the club also heads to the regional super cup in late 2016. Desportivo qualified into the 2015–16 Super Cup, as the Boavista-Delta cup final was not played in May 2016, the match was rescheduled for April 15, 2017, Desportivo will face the cup winner Delta in the rescheduled 2016 regional super cup as early as May 2017.
Again in three seasons, the club finished third for the 2016–17 season. During the season, they were first place from rounds two to three, lost it and later was second from rounds 10 to 12, a draw with Travadores at the 13th round dropped it to third and kept it for the remainder of the season with the exceptions of the 15th and 17th rounds where they were fourth. Desportivo had 46 points, shy of their total of the previous season, they had 44 goals scored, a goal higher and ranked second ahead of Sporting Praia's.
Desportivo da Praia played in the friendly competition, the local GAFT Cup of Tarrafal Municipality, one of the first six outside the municipality to play, the club played up to the finals and lost to Benfica de Santa Cruz and the title.
Desportivo Praia started the regional 2017–18 season with two straight losses before they made a win over the newcomer Tira Chapéu on November 17, another was made over the historically mighty Travadores a week later. A draw with almighty Sporting was followed. On December 10, they defeated AD Ribeira Grande before a loss to Académica was made. Their December 23 match with Boavista was delayed due to no referees appeared in the match, rescheduled for January 9, they lost 3–1. Desportivo made another win on December 20 over Benfica, then a two-goal draw with Eugénio Lima was made at the fifth day of 2018 in January. Recently Desportivo made a goal draw with ADESBA and is fifth with 15 points, three ahead of ADESBA and nine less than almighty Sporting. Desportivo failed to make another win as they lost again to Tchadense, this time with the score 2–1, the club's fifth of the season but is still fifth, with 11 points behind fourth placed Sporting. Another draw was next with a goal made with Celtic. Desportivo now has 16 points, shared alongside Tchadense, Ribeira Grande and ADESBA though their position dropped to 7th as they scored 13 goals. A round later, win number four came to Desportivo and made it the club's highest scoring match (third overall in Santiago South) of the season with the score 0–5 over newcomer Tira Chapéu and returned the 5th position to Desportivo and had 18 goals scored in total, a second straight win (fifth win of the season) was made on February 10 over CD Travadores who once had their successful seasons up to the late 2010s and has 22 points, now six less than Sporting's and scored more than 20 goals.
Stadium.
 Estádio da Várzea is a multi-use stadium in Praia, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 8,000. The stadium has seat rows in the left and right sides and a small hill and a plateau lies to the west.
It is played along with Praia's three other famous teams including Sporting Praia, Boavista, Académica and CD Travadores in the same stadium. The club practices also at the stadium.
Rivalry.
The club's only rivalry is with Travadores.
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Other sports.
Desportivo Praia also has a men's handball team.


Nzoia Sugar F.C.

Nzoia Sugar Football Club (formerly Nzoia United Football Club) is a Kenyan football club based in Bungoma. They currently compete in the Kenyan Premier League, and play their home games at the Mumias Sports Complex in Mumias.


National Association of Professional Martial Artists

The National Association of Professional Martial Artists (NAPMA) is an American association for professional martial artists. It was founded in 1994 by John Graden.
NAPMA supports martial arts school owners and instructors with business plans, advertising programs, and other resources. Perhaps best known for its customizable advertising media and "Little Ninjas" program and other programs for children, it also offers more detailed marketing and management advice for owners seeking to grow their commercial schools. The organization also publishes the monthly "Martial Arts Professional" magazine, also created by Graden.
NAPMA began as an independent organization but was driven into bankruptcy with lawsuits by Century Incorporated, who then purchased the company. Century Incorporated (formerly known as Century Martial Art Supply) purchased NAPMA in 2004. Century also owns NAPMA's only competitor.
The NAPMA organization was purchased by Stephen Oliver (best known as founder of Mile High Karate and as the director of an elite coaching program for martial arts schools) and Martial Arts Marketing, Inc. on August 1, 2007. Toby Milroy was added as director of Sales and Marketing.


Elephant racing

Elephant racing, though unusual as a sporting event, is held in many parts of the world but mostly in Asia. The earliest known such racing event as a tradition is reported from Vietnam. In the 20th century this became a major event (though it generated protests) in Germany in 1920, and an organized International Elephant Race in Nepal from tourism interests in 1982.
Elephant racing, which is a more complex form of racing among animals is now a rage in Afghanistan also. A straight and long trunk is an important factor in the race for the elephants to cross the finish line. The races take a longer time than those involving horses but the animals are clearly visible to every spectator.
In Vietnam.
The Buon Don Elephant Races are held as a traditional event in the Central Highlands of the Buon Don district of Vietnam, which is well known for its elephant trainers. The skills of elephant trainers are used to perpetuate the heritage of holding elephant races every year during the third lunar month (generally in March) of the year. The race course, in the forests of the banks of the Sevepoi River, is a mile long track wide enough to accommodate nine participating elephants. Elephants are entered into the races from many villages. Two mahouts or jockeys ride on each elephant - one to steer it and another to goad it to race fast. A musical instrument made of horns of the elephants is blown first to assemble the elephants at the starting gate, then another sound is blown to signal the elephants to take the starting line and be set for the race, and with the third blow of the horn, the race is signaled. The elephants generally race at a speed of 25 mph with the public cheering for their favourite elephants. The first elephant crossing the winning post is given a wreath as an award, and also fed with bananas and sugar cane. After the event, the elephants celebrate by taking a swim in the river.
A major festival is held at Wat Phou, every year in March, when elephant racing is a traditional popular sport event.
In Germany and India.
In the year 2000, at the initiative of Ravindra Gujjula, an Indian born Mayor of Altlandsberg town, near Berlin organized an elephant race at Hoppegarten, which was very successful as more than 40,000 people witnessed the race. 14 circus elephants (equal numbers from Asia and Africa) participated and the race card consisted of six race events. The contention of the sponsors was that the elephants enjoyed the racing event. At the end of the race elephants were fed with fruits and vegetables.
The race turned into a controversial issue, particularly in India, as environmental and religious lobbies objected to this racing. It is a protected species in India, and in Hinduism it represents the elephant headed God Ganesha. Members of the Animal Peace group's protest was supported by leading personalities like Maneka Gandhi, the then Minister for Social Affairs in India, Nina Hagen, the German rock singer, and Brigitte Bardot, the French film actress. In India only two states hold the event.
In Nepal.
In Nepal, the race started as an International Elephant Race in December 2005. The Tharu people of Nepal, who are professional tamers of wild elephants, ride the race elephants. A particular feature of this race is that riders of racing elephants are chosen by lottery and not by choice and this makes the riding difficult for the jockeys who train on their favourite particular elephants. The winning elephant is awarded a trophy. The racing track is of in length. Heats or elimination rounds, with six elephants in each heat, are involved before the final race is held. A video film documented by Reuters has recorded that the elephants move fast on the chosen straight route, which is flanked by spectators. The Chitwan reserve is a venue for such races, and also for elephant polo and pageants, which are also part of this tourist oriented race. Champakali is the name of the race elephant which won the race in successive years. On this occasion, a soccer match between baby elephants is also an attraction.


Individual Ice Racing European Championship

There is incomplete list of the medalists of the Individual Ice Racing European Championship.
Under-21 Championships.
There is complete list of the medalists of the Individual Junior Ice Racing European Championship.


Timna Nelson-Levy

Timna Nelson-Levy (; born 7 July 1994) is an Israeli judoka. She competes in the under 57 kg weight category, and won a bronze medal in the 2016 European Judo Championships.
Career.
On October 10, 2015, Nelson-Levy won her first significant medal in a senior competition when she won a bronze medal at the 'European Open Lisbon'.
On April 21, 2016, she participated in the European senior championships for the first time and won a bronze medal. She defeated Anna Borowska of Poland in the first round, Hedvig Karakas of Hungary in the round of 16 and lost to Nora Gjakova of Kosovo in the quarter finals. She went on to defeat Viola Waechter of Germany in the repechage and reached the bronze medal match where she defeated Helene Receveaux of France by ippon.
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Sol Eisner

Sol Eisner is an American former soccer player. He played the forward position. Eisner played in the American Soccer League, and on the United States men's national soccer team.
Biography.
Eisner was born in Germany, and is Jewish. He had four brothers who also played soccer.
Eisner was a star with the New York Americans most seasons from 1937 to 1951, during which time the team was in the American Soccer League. In 1946-47 he scored 14 of the team's 38 goals for the season. He played 60 games for the team in his career, started 58 of them, and scored 79 goals.
By July 1942 he was in the US military where he lost his left eye during army maneuvers. He played for the American Soccer League All Stars in 1947, nearly scoring in a 2–0 loss to Hapoel at Yankee Stadium in front of more than 40,000 fans.
He played an international game for the United States men's national soccer team, in 1948 against the Israel national football team, and played for the United States men's national soccer team in a tour of Israel in 1951.
Eisner would later play for New York's Maccabi F.C. in the mid-1950s.


Steven Davies

Steven Michael Davies (born 17 June 1986) is an English first-class cricketer, a left-handed batsman who plays for Somerset. He bats in the middle order in first-class cricket and opens in limited-overs. He started as a wicket-keeper, playing ODI and Twenty20 cricket in this role for England and has stated a desire to return to this position.
Domestic career.
Youth and early career.
Educated at King Charles I School in Kidderminster, Davies began his career playing for Worcestershire in 2001, playing a number of games in second eleven cricket and in the ECB 38-County Cup, and played one C&G Trophy match in each of the following two seasons. In February and March 2004 he appeared for England Under-19s in the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, averaging 55.25 from six innings.
Worcestershire.
In 2004 he made his senior Worcestershire debut, in a one-day game against Sri Lanka A. He also played for the England Under-19s in the home series against Bangladesh, and captained the side on tour in India throughout the series of three "Tests" and five "One-Day Internationals". In 2004, too, Davies was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award.
Davies made his first-class debut against Loughborough UCCE in April 2005, making 6 and 37 as his county succumbed to an unimpressive eight-wicket defeat. An unsuccessful totesport League match against Nottinghamshire followed a few days later, but nevertheless he opened the batting for Worcestershire in County Championship games against Somerset and Durham.
A run of poor scores (4, 1, 1 and 0) put the pressure on Davies, and despite an effort of 49 in the second innings against Leicestershire he was again relegated to the second XI in mid-June, and he failed to make a significant impact in the Under-19 series against Sri Lanka. Recalled to the Worcestershire first team, however, he grasped the opportunity with both hands, making 59, 5, 95, 37 and 148 in successive Championship innings. Originally playing as a specialist opening batsman, he moved down the order and took over duties behind the stumps from Jamie Pipe midway through 2005.
After his first call up to the England A squad, Davies scored 192, to date his highest first-class score, against Gloucestershire in June 2006, sharing a partnership worth 345 runs with Vikram Solanki (who scored 222), and also taking five first-innings catches.
Towards the end of the 2008 domestic season, Davies hit an outstanding run of form in the 40-over Natwest League, in which he both kept wicket and opened the batting; his scores in August were 16 off 18 balls, 103 not out off 100, 59 off 53, 92 off 93, and 119 off 87 (the 103* and 119 being his first two limited overs centuries). This excellent run of form resulted in his inclusion in the England ODI squad for the 2009 tour of West Indies.
Surrey.
On 25 August 2009, it was announced that Davies would move from Worcestershire at the end of the season. He signed a three-year contract with Surrey. Three months later, wicket-keeper Jon Batty who had been a part of the club since 1997 left, leaving Davies as the main 'keeper with Gary Wilson as back up.
Early in the 2014 season, Davies gave up wicket-keeping to concentrate on batting. It was originally a temporary measure but he did not keep wicket for 2 years.
In April 2016, Davies stated his desire to resume wicketkeeping in an effort to increase his chances of a recall to the England team. During the 2016 season, Davies kept in 3 matches when Surrey's regular keeper, Ben Foakes, was unable or not playing. His time as a batsman proved successful, scoring over 1000 runs in both 2014 and 2016.
Somerset.
On 14 September 2016, Surrey announced that Davies had turned down a new contract so would leave the club at the end of the season. Davies then signed a three-year deal with Somerset, with the aim of returning to both wicket-keeping and international cricket.
International career.
On 19 September 2005 Davies was named in the 17-man ECB National Academy squad. In March 2006, he was called up to the England A squad to replace Chris Read, who had returned home after a burglary at his house. He was named in the England A squad touring Bangladesh in 2007.
He made his Twenty20 International debut for England, opening the batting along with Ravi Bopara against the West Indies in Port of Spain on 15 March 2009, top-scoring with 27 from 21 balls as England reached 55 for 1, before collapsing to 121 all out.
In October 2009, Davies was called up to England's Test squad for the first time. Geoff Miller, England's chairman of selectors, said "Steven is a player of great potential who has been a consistent performer for his county and he will act as understudy to Matt Prior in South Africa". Although part of the Test squad, Davies was not selected for the ODI squad on the tour.
Davies made his ODI debut in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia on 2 October, after regular wicket-keeper Matt Prior fell ill, but only scored 5 runs in a 9-wicket defeat. Davies had to wait nearly a year for his next appearance. After both Prior and Craig Kieswetter were dropped, Davies was given the gloves for the Pakistan ODI series during September 2010. England won the ODI series 3–2, with Davies earning himself a man-of-the-match award in the first game after top-scoring with 87.
After the series, Davies was selected along with Prior as a keeper in England's squad for the 2010–11 Ashes series in Australia, although he was not required to play as England retained the Ashes with a 3–1 victory. In the one-day games that followed, he played in two Twenty20s before scoring 42 in the first ODI. However, when the squad for the 2011 World Cup was announced before the second ODI, Davies was left out in favour of Prior, who then joined up with the ODI side despite not originally being selected in the squad.
Davies had to wait until England toured the UAE in January 2012 for a recall. He was included as cover for Prior in the 16-man squad to face Pakistan in three Tests.
Personal life.
Davies is openly gay; he came out publicly on 27 February 2011 in an interview with "The Daily Telegraph". He had come out to his family five years earlier and was also already out to his teammates. He became the first male international cricketer to come out as gay.


Honda-Broderick Cup

The Honda-Broderick Cup is a sports award for college-level female athletes. The awards are voted on by a national panel of more than 1000 collegiate athletic directors. It was first presented by Tom Broderick, an American owner of a women's sports apparel company, in 1977, with the first award going to Lusia Harris, who played basketball at Delta State University. The Honda Corporation has presented the award since 1987. To be nominated, an athlete must have won the Honda Sports Award for her sport.
Winners are chosen in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports; three additional athletes are recognized as the Inspiration Award winner and Division II and III Athletes of the Year. All of these women are selected not only for their superior athletic skills, but also for their leadership abilities, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service.
Votes will be tabulated from over 900 NCAA-member schools, and the one athlete who is chosen as the outstanding Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year will take home the Honda-Broderick Cup.