(Encyclopedia) Ueberroth, Peter Victor, 1937–, American business and sports executive, b. Evanston, Ill. As president of the organizing committee for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Ueberroth created…
by John Gettings Eighteen-year-old Martina Hingis, who earned $10.1 million in 1998, was the only female athlete to crack Forbes magazine's list of the top 40 highest-paid athletes. Related…
by John Gettings A league like the WNBA is an opportunity to pull in fans who may be turned off by the overhyped and overpaid male-dominated sports world. No two professional sports organizations…
Lance Armstrong was victorious in the Tour de France, while Serena Williams won four tournaments and blasted her way to a U.S. Open title. by Gerry Brown, John Gettings, & Mike Morrison…
Golf star Tiger Woods, Olympic star Cathy Freeman, and ten other personalities who changed sports by Gerry Brown, John Gettings, & Mike Morrison Tiger Woods At the age of 25, Woods…
(Encyclopedia) River Grove, village (1990 pop. 9,961), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1888. Sports equipment and wire cables are made.
