League St Louis offense in full gear as Warner shines
In a high scoring NFL Sunday, Kurt Warner forged four touchdown passes as St. Louis beat San Diego 57 31. Warner went 24 of 30 for 390 yards with Isaac Bruce and Marshall Faulk each grabbing two touchdowns and Terry Holt adding one. St Louis averages 43 4 points through five games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Warner
St. Louis
San Diego
Isaac Bruce
Marshall Faulk
Terry Holt
Florida State Tops AP Poll as Nebraska Holds Unbeaten Pace
Florida State moves to No 1 in the AP Top 25 with 42 first place votes and 1 745 points after a 59 7 win over Maryland while Nebraska remains undefeated at 4 0 with 28 first place votes and 1731 points following a 42 14 win over Missouri. The USA Today ESPN coaches poll lists Nebraska Florida State Virginia Tech Kansas State and Clemson in the top five. Oregon State enters the AP poll at No 13 as Hokies slide in the coverage note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida State
Seminoles
Associated Press
Nebraska
Missouri
Cornhuskers
Maryland
USA Today
ESPN
Virginia Tech
Kansas State
Clemson
Oregon State
Sydney closes Olympics with Aussie show and USA gold
The Sydney Games ended with an exuberant closing ceremony as Ethiopia’s Gerahgne Abera won the marathon, and the U S Dream Team claimed gold 85 75 over France. Emily deRiel won silver in women’s modern pentathlon while China and Australia filled medal spots. The United States led the final medal tally with 97 medals, Australia 88, and China 59. Basketball stars Carter and Allen each had 13 points in the gold victory over France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ydney
Australia
Olympic Stadium
Gerahgne Abera
Ethiopia
Sydney
U.S
France
Lithuania
Vince Carter
Emily deRiel
Haverford
deRiel
Samaranch
IOC
United States
Aussia
China
Rulon Gardner
Alexander Karelin
Vin Baker
NBA
David Stern
Carter
Ray Allen
Ricardo Juarez
Bekzat Sattarkhanov
Kazakstan
Stewart wins NAPA 500 at Martinsville in tight finish
Tony Stewart drives the No. 20 Pontiac to the NAPA AutoCare 500 victory at Martinsville Speedway. He beats Dale Earnhardt by a narrow margin, earning his fifth win of 2000 and eighth career triumph. Bobby Labonte leads in points but finishes 10th after a pit incident. Burton, Gordon, Rudd and others follow in the top five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artinsville
Tony Stewart
Martinsville Speedway
Stewart
Dale Earnhardt
Dover
Home DePot
Martinsville
Earnhardt
Bobby Labonte
Labonte
Jeff Burton
Ricky Rudd
Jeff Gordon
Burton
Kim
Dale Jarrett
Jimmy Spencer
Mike Skinner
Sterling Marlin
Bill Elliott
Mark Martin
Rusty Wallace
Darrell Waltrip
Ward Burton
Matt Kenseth
Kenseth
Redskins win in overtime over Tampa Bay 20-17
Prime-Time returns as Deion Sanders breaks a 57-yard punt to set up Michael Husted’s 20-yard field goal for a 20-17 overtime win over the Buccaneers. Washington avenges earlier underperforming play while Husted redeems a blocked 35-yard attempt with 43 seconds left to force regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Deion Sanders
Washington
Michael Husted
Tampa Bay
Sanders
Husted
Tampa
Redskins
Darrell Green
Keyshawn Johnson
Brad Johnson
Larry Centers
Athletics Clinch AL West With 3-0 Win Over Rangers
Oakland Athletics earned their first playoff appearance since 1992 by defeating Texas 3-0 in AKLAND. Dr. Hudson earned his 20th win, Ramon Hernandez hit a go ahead RBI double in the seventh, and Randy Velarde and Olmedo Saenz added solo homers in the eighth. Jeremy Giambi doubled with two outs in the seventh as the sellout crowd buzzed. The victory also removed the need for a Monday makeup game in Tampa Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akland
Calif
Dr. Hudson
Oakland Athletics
Texas
Ramon Hernandez
RBI
Randy Velarde
Olmedo Saenz
Athletics
Tampa Bay
Jeremy Giambi
Hernandez
Ryan Glynn
Mariners clinch wild card with win over Angels in Anaheim
Seattle secures AL wild card by beating Anaheim 5 0 and finishing 91 71, edging Cleveland out of playoffs. Rodriguez and Bell homer as Mariners set team wins record and head to best of five versus the White Sox in Chicago. Cleveland’s hopes fade after loss to Toronto ends late playoff run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariners
Angels
Anaheim
Calif
Seattle Mariners
Cleveland
Alex Rodriguez
David Bell
Seattle
Oakland
White Sox
Indians
Blue Jays
Toronto
Manny Ramirez
David Wells
Steve Woodard
Gonzalez
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vikings Lions
Randy Moss
Daunte Culpepper
Minnesota
Vikings
Moss
Peyton Manning
Indianapolis
Mike Vanderjagt
Manning
Buffalo
Rob Johnson
Eric Moulds
Steve McNair
Eddie George
Tennessee
Titans
Ravens
Matt Stover
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Chicago
Jerome Bettis
Chris Fuamatu- Ma’afala
Pittsburgh
Jacksoville
Steelers
Mark Brunell
Kordell Stewart
Kent Graham
Hokies
Richard Rosenblatt
Land of
Italy
Juan Antonio Samaranch
International Olympic
Tee
G’nite, Mateys
Green
Jacquez Green
NFL Redskins
Bucs
Lee Redskins
Angel
Anaheim Angels
Darin Erstad
al Martin
Major League Baseball
AL West Cown
Veel
Devil Rays
Red Sox
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Fred McGriff
Boston
Steve Cox
Dan Wheeler
Orioles
The
YANKS
Baltimore Orioles
Yankees
New York
Jose Mercedes
AllStar
Lee Majors
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!