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1991 in sports

Index 1991 in sports

1991 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. [1]

301 relations: Adelaide Football Club, Amateur radio direction finding, Amy Alcott, ANA Inspiration, Apartheid, Arazi (horse), Art Ross Trophy, Artur Dmitriev, Athens, Australia national rugby union team, Baltimore Thunder, Barcelona Dragons, BC Lions, Belmont Stakes, Black Tie Affair, Bob Beamon, Boris Becker, Boston University, Boxing at the 1991 Pan American Games, Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Breeders' Cup Mile, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Breeders' Cup Turf, Breeders' Stakes, Brett Hull, Brownlow Medal, Cairo, Cal Ripken Jr., Calgary Stampeders, Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Canadian Women's Open, Canberra Raiders, Cane Pace, CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award, Cheltenham Gold Cup, Chuck Knoblauch, Colorado Buffaloes, Conn Smythe Trophy, Corey Pavin, Cy Young Award, Dance Smartly, Darren Millane, Dave Righetti, Davis Cup, Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968), Dennis Martínez, ..., Desmond Howard, Detroit Turbos, Donald Curry, Donovan Ruddock, Doug Flutie, Edmonton, England national rugby union team, Epsom Derby, European Amateur, Evander Holyfield, Field hockey, FIFA Women's World Cup, Figure skating, FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Garrison Savannah Racetrack, Gary Wolstenholme, Gatorade, Gelsenkirchen, Generous (horse), Geneva, George Foreman, Gianni Bugno, Giro d'Italia, Gold Coast, Queensland, Golden Pheasant (horse), Gothenburg, Grand National, Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam (tennis), Grey Cup, Hambletonian Stakes, Hansel (horse), Hart Memorial Trophy, Havana, Hawthorn Football Club, Heisman Trophy, High-speed telegraphy, Hrihoriy Misyutin, Ian Baker-Finch, Ian Woosnam, Ice Hockey World Championships, Inter Dominion, International Boxing Federation, International Cricket Council, Irish Derby, Isabelle Duchesnay, Jack Morris, James E. Sullivan Award, James Toney, Japan Cup, Jeff Bagwell, Jim Courier, Jim Payne (golfer), Jim Stynes, Jimmy White, John Daly (golfer), John Parrott, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Futurity, Kim Zmeskal, Kristi Yamaguchi, Kurt Browning, Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969), Let's Elope, Light heavyweight, List of world number one snooker players, Little Brown Jug (horse race), London Monarchs, LPGA, Magic Johnson, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award, Manila, Marc Girardelli, Mario Lemieux, Masters Tournament, Mediterranean Games, Meg Mallon, Melbourne Cup, Melbourne Football Club, Messenger Stakes, Mexico, Michael Jordan, Michael Nunn, Michael Stich, Michael Westphal, Miguel Induráin, Mike Hill (golfer), Mike Powell (long jumper), Mike Tyson, Miss Alleged, Mitch Voges, Monica Seles, Motorsport, Mount Allison Mounties, Multi-sport event, Mystiko (horse), Naismith College Player of the Year, Nancy Scranton, Natalia Mishkutionok, National Basketball Association, National Basketball League (Australia), National Football League Most Valuable Player Award, National Hockey League, National Lacrosse League, NBA All-Star Game, NBA Most Valuable Player Award, NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Neerpelt, New South Wales Rugby League, Nolan Ryan, North America Cup, Northern Michigan University, Norway women's national football team, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Nunawading Spectres, Ohio State University, Olympique de Marseille, Opening Verse, Orange Bowl, Palm Springs, California, Pat Bradley (golfer), Paul Duchesnay, Payne Stewart, Penrith Panthers, Perfect game, Perth, Perth Wildcats, Petra Kronberger, PGA Championship, PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions, Pleasant Stage, Portland, Oregon, Prahran, Victoria, Preakness Stakes, Precious Bunny, Prince of Wales Stakes, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Queen's Plate, Red Star Belgrade, Roger Clemens, Ryder Cup, San Jose Sharks, Sapporo, Seagram, Sheffield, Sheffield Steelers, Sheikh Albadou, Six Nations Championship, Slam Dunk Contest, Snooker world rankings, Sparky Lyle, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, St Kilda Football Club, St Leger Stakes, Stan Gelbaugh, Stanley Cup, Stefan Edberg, Steffi Graf, Stephen Hendry, Strike the Gold, Suave Dancer, Super Bowl XXV, Swimming at the 1991 Pan American Games, Sydney Football Stadium, Terry Norris, Terry Pendleton, The Amateur Championship, The Championships, Wimbledon, The Open Championship, The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year, Thomas Hearns, Thurman Thomas, Tiger Woods, Tom Glavine, Toronto Argonauts, Toulon (horse), Tour de France, Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers, Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship, U.S. Open (golf), UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, United States Amateur Championship (golf), United States Golf Association, United States Virgin Islands, United States women's national soccer team, United States Women's Open Championship (golf), University of Michigan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, US Open (tennis), Vanier Cup, Virgil Hill, Water polo, Waverley Park, Wayne Gretzky, West Coast Eagles, Wide receiver, Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Women's PGA Championship, World Bowl, World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World Figure Skating Championships, World record progression 50 metres freestyle, World Snooker Championship, Yonkers Trot, 1961 VFL season, 1967 NSWRFL season, 1990 Buffalo Bills season, 1990 New York Giants season, 1990–91 Chicago Bulls season, 1990–91 European Cup, 1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season, 1990–91 Los Angeles Lakers season, 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season, 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season, 1990–91 St. Louis Blues season, 1991 AFL Grand Final, 1991 AFL season, 1991 All-Africa Games, 1991 Atlanta Braves season, 1991 Baltimore Orioles season, 1991 Boston Red Sox season, 1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships, 1991 European Aquatics Championships, 1991 European Sprint Swimming Championships, 1991 Houston Astros season, 1991 ITU Triathlon World Championships, 1991 ITU Triathlon World Cup, 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1991 Minnesota Twins season, 1991 Montreal Expos season, 1991 NBA Finals, 1991 Pan American Games, 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, 1991 Rugby World Cup, 1991 Southeast Asian Games, 1991 Summer Universiade, 1991 Toronto Blue Jays season, 1991 Winter Universiade, 1991 World Aquatics Championships, 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 1991 World Championships in Athletics, 1991 World Series, 1991 World Taekwondo Championships, 1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season, 1991–92 Miami Heat season, 2000 Guineas Stakes. 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Adelaide Football Club

The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Amateur radio direction finding

Amateur radio direction finding (ARDF, also known as radio orienteering and radiosport) is an amateur racing sport that combines radio direction finding with the map and compass skills of orienteering.

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Amy Alcott

Amy Alcott (born February 22, 1956) is an American professional golfer and golf course designer.

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ANA Inspiration

The ANA Inspiration (formerly known most recently as the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and still sometimes referred to as the Dinah Shore) is one of the five major championships of professional women's golf.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Arazi (horse)

Arazi (born March 4, 1989, in Kentucky) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse from France, who won the 1991 Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

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Art Ross Trophy

The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League (NHL) player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season.

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Artur Dmitriev

Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev (Артур Валерьевич Дмитриев; born 21 January 1968) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia.

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Athens

Athens (Αθήνα, Athína; Ἀθῆναι, Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Australia national rugby union team

The Australia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is controlled by Rugby Australia.

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Baltimore Thunder

The Baltimore Thunder were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999.

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Barcelona Dragons

The Barcelona Dragons were a team originally in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe.

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BC Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Black Tie Affair

Black Tie Affair (April 1, 1986 – July 1, 2010) was a thoroughbred racehorse.

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Bob Beamon

Robert Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968.

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Boris Becker

Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 professional tennis player.

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Boston University

Boston University (commonly referred to as BU) is a private, non-profit, research university in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Boxing at the 1991 Pan American Games

The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18.

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Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982.

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Breeders' Cup Classic

The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of on dirt.

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Breeders' Cup Distaff

The Breeders' Cup Distaff is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up.

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Breeders' Cup Juvenile

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt.

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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a -mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied, depending on the configuration of the host track) for two-year-old fillies run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships in early November.

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Breeders' Cup Mile

The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course.

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Breeders' Cup Sprint

The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older.

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Breeders' Cup Turf

The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up.

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Breeders' Stakes

The Breeders' Stakes is a stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses foaled in Canada, first run in 1889.

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Brett Hull

Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadian-American former ice hockey player and general manager, and currently an executive vice president of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Brownlow Medal

The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game.

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Cairo

Cairo (القاهرة) is the capital of Egypt.

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Cal Ripken Jr.

Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed "The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001).

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Calgary Stampeders

The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta, competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Canadian Triple Crown is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada.

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Canadian Women's Open

The Canadian Pacific Women's Open is a women's professional golf tournament managed by Golf Canada.

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Canberra Raiders

The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

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Cane Pace

The Cane Pace is a harness horse race for standardbred pacers run annually since 1955.

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CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award

The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League.

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Cheltenham Gold Cup

| The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race run on the New Course at Cheltenham Racecourse in England, over a distance of 3 miles 2½ furlongs (5,331 m), and during its running there are 22 fences to be jumped.

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Chuck Knoblauch

Edward Charles Knoblauch (born July 7, 1968) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Colorado Buffaloes

The Colorado Buffaloes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Colorado Boulder.

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Conn Smythe Trophy

The Conn Smythe Trophy (Trophée Conn Smythe) is awarded annually to the most valuable player (MVP) during the National Hockey League's (NHL) Stanley Cup playoffs.

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Corey Pavin

Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

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Cy Young Award

The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).

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Dance Smartly

Dance Smartly (1988–2007) was a Champion Thoroughbred racemare who went undefeated in 1991 while winning the Canadian Triple Crown and becoming the first horse bred in Canada to ever win a Breeders' Cup race.

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Darren Millane

Darren "Pants" Millane (9 August 1965 – 7 October 1991) was an Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL for the Collingwood Football Club between 1984 and 1991.

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Dave Righetti

David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958) is an American professional baseball coach and former player.

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Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis.

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Dee Brown (basketball, born 1968)

DeCovan Kadell "Dee" Brown (born November 29, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player who spent twelve seasons (1990–2002) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, and Orlando Magic.

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Dennis Martínez

José Dennis Martínez Ortíz (born May 14, 1955), nicknamed "El Presidente" (The President), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Desmond Howard

Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970) is a former National Football League (NFL) player.

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Detroit Turbos

The Detroit Turbos were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1994.

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Donald Curry

Donald Sample (born September 7, 1961), better known as Donald Curry, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1991, and in 1997.

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Donovan Ruddock

Donovan "Razor" Ruddock (born December 21, 1963) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 2001, and in 2015.

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Doug Flutie

Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a former quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), and United States Football League (USFL).

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Edmonton

Edmonton (Cree: Amiskwaciy Waskahikan; Blackfoot: Omahkoyis) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.

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England national rugby union team

The England national rugby union team competes in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales.

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Epsom Derby

The Derby Stakes, officially the Investec Derby, popularly known as the Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.

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European Amateur

The European Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament.

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Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2011.

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Field hockey

Field hockey is a team game of the hockey family.

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FIFA Women's World Cup

The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, duos, or groups perform on figure skates on ice.

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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France (Honore Bonnet) and the USA (Bob Beattie).

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Garrison Savannah Racetrack

The Garrison Savannah in the country of Barbados, is a horse racing venue located within the Garrison Historic Area, just outside the capital-city Bridgetown.

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Gary Wolstenholme

Gary P. Wolstenholme MBE (born 21 August 1960) is an English professional golfer, known for his long amateur career, who now plays on the European Senior Tour.

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Gatorade

The Gatorade Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer of sports-themed beverage and food products, built around its signature line of sports drinks.

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Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is a city in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany.

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Generous (horse)

Generous (8 February 1988 – 15 January 2013) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1991 won both the Epsom and the Irish Derby.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève, Genèva, Genf, Ginevra, Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

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George Foreman

George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997.

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Gianni Bugno

Gianni Bugno (born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist.

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Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy; also known as the Giro) is an annual multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries.

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Gold Coast, Queensland

The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland, approximately south-southeast of the state capital Brisbane and immediately north of the border with New South Wales.

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Golden Pheasant (horse)

Golden Pheasant (foaled 1986) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won races in France, England, the United States, and Japan.

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Gothenburg

Gothenburg (abbreviated Gbg; Göteborg) is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries.

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Grand National

The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England.

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Grand Slam (rugby union)

In rugby union, a Grand Slam (Irish: Caithréim Mhór. Welsh: Y Gamp Lawn. French: Grand Chelem) occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship (or its Five Nations predecessor) manages to beat all the others during one year's competition.

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Grand Slam (tennis)

The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual tennis events.

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Grey Cup

The Grey Cup (Coupe Grey) is the name of both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing Canadian football.

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Hambletonian Stakes

The Hambletonian Stakes is a major American harness race, named in honor of Hambletonian 10, a foundation sire of the Standardbred horse breed, also known as the "Father of the American Trotter." The Hambletonian is held annually for three-year-old trotting Standardbreds.

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Hansel (horse)

Hansel (March 12, 1988 – June 13, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the final two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown races in 1991 and was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Male Horse.

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Hart Memorial Trophy

The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, is awarded annually to the "player judged most valuable to his team" in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Havana

Havana (Spanish: La Habana) is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba.

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Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football in the United States whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.

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High-speed telegraphy

In amateur radio, high-speed telegraphy (HST) is a form of radiosport that challenges amateur radio operators to accurately receive and copy, and in some competitions to send, Morse code transmissions sent at very high speeds.

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Hrihoriy Misyutin

Grigory Misutin (born 29 December 1970) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast, formerly representing the Soviet Union and the Unified Team.

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Ian Baker-Finch

Ian Michael Baker-Finch (born 24 October 1960) is an Australian professional golfer and sports commentator, who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1991.

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Ian Woosnam

Ian Harold Woosnam OBE (born 2 March 1958) is a Welsh professional golfer.

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Ice Hockey World Championships

The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

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Inter Dominion

The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand.

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International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).

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International Cricket Council

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket.

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Irish Derby

| The Irish Derby (Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.

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Isabelle Duchesnay

Isabelle Duchesnay (born December 18, 1963 in Aylmer, Quebec, Canada) is a retired ice dancer who represented France for most of her career.

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Jack Morris

John Scott Morris (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher.

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James E. Sullivan Award

The AAU James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), is awarded annually in April to "the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States".

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James Toney

James Nathaniel Toney (born August 24, 1968) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2017.

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Japan Cup

The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan.

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Jeff Bagwell

Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (born May 27, 1968) is an American former professional first baseman and coach who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros.

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Jim Courier

James Spencer Courier Jr. (born August 17, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 professional tennis player.

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Jim Payne (golfer)

James Robert Payne (born 17 April 1970) is an English professional golfer.

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Jim Stynes

James Stynes OAM (23 April 196620 March 2012) was an Irish-born footballer who converted from Gaelic football to Australian rules football.

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Jimmy White

James Warren White, (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who now competes with an invitational tour card.

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John Daly (golfer)

John Patrick Daly (born April 28, 1966) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

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John Parrott

John Parrott, (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player and television personality, remembered as one of the best players in the early 1990s.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Kentucky Futurity

The Kentucky Futurity is a stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky since 1893.

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Kim Zmeskal

Kimberly Lynn "Kim" Burdette (née Zmeskal on February 6, 1976) is an American retired artistic gymnast, who was a national champion, world champion, and an Olympic bronze medalist.

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Kristi Yamaguchi

Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American former figure skater.

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Kurt Browning

Kurt Browning, CM (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator.

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Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)

Lawrence Demetric Johnson (born March 14, 1969) is an American retired basketball player who spent his professional career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks.

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Let's Elope

Let's Elope (20 November 1987 – 11 September 2016) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse in Australia.

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Light heavyweight

Light heavyweight, or junior cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.

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List of world number one snooker players

There have been three ranking systems in place in professional snooker since 1975, which have seen eleven players hold the number-one rank: Ray Reardon, Cliff Thorburn, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, Judd Trump and Ding Junhui.

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Little Brown Jug (horse race)

The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbreds hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds racetrack in Delaware, Ohio.

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London Monarchs

The London Monarchs were a professional American football team in NFL Europe and its predecessor league, the World League of American Football (WLAF).

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LPGA

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female professional golfers.

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Magic Johnson

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League.

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Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award

In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).

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Manila

Manila (Maynilà, or), officially the City of Manila (Lungsod ng Maynilà), is the capital of the Philippines and the most densely populated city proper in the world.

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Marc Girardelli

Marc Girardelli (born 18 July 1963) is a former alpine ski racer, a five-time World Cup overall champion who excelled in all five alpine disciplines.

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Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux, (born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply The Masters, or the U.S. Masters outside of North America) is one of the four major championships in professional golf.

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Mediterranean Games

The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held usually every four years, between nations around or very close to the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet.

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Meg Mallon

Meg Mallon (born April 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer.

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Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most prestigious annual Thoroughbred horse race.

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Melbourne Football Club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club, playing in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Messenger Stakes

The Messenger Stakes is an American harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ, is an American former professional basketball player.

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Michael Nunn

Michael John Nunn (born April 14, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002.

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Michael Stich

Michael Detlef Stich (born 18 October 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

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Michael Westphal

Michael Westphal (19 February 1965 – 20 June 1991) was a male tennis player from West Germany.

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Miguel Induráin

Miguel Induráin Larraya (born 16 July 1964) is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist.

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Mike Hill (golfer)

Michael Joseph Hill (born January 27, 1939) is an American professional golfer.

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Mike Powell (long jumper)

Michael "Mike" Anthony Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American former track and field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record.

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Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005.

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Miss Alleged

Miss Alleged (1987–2008) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse who was a Champion in the United States and one of only two fillies to ever win the Breeders' Cup Turf.

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Mitch Voges

Mitch Voges (born November 28, 1949) is an American amateur golfer.

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Monica Seles

Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika,; Monika Seleš, Моника Селеш; born December 2, 1973) is a retired Yugoslav-born American professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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Motorsport

Motorsport or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorised vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition.

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Mount Allison Mounties

The Mount Allison Mounties are the varsity athletic teams that represent Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states.

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Mystiko (horse)

Mystiko (foaled 1988) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Naismith College Player of the Year

The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players.

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Nancy Scranton

Nancy Scranton (born April 26, 1961) is an American professional golfer.

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Natalia Mishkutionok

Natalia Yevgenievna Mishkutionok (Наталья Евгеньевна Мишкутёнок, born July 14, 1970) is a Belarusian former pair skater.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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National Basketball League (Australia)

The National Basketball League (NBL) is the pre-eminent professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand.

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National Football League Most Valuable Player Award

The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (NFL MVP) is an award given by various entities to the American football player who is considered the most valuable in the National Football League (NFL).

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National Hockey League

The National Hockey League (NHL; Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada.

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National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America.

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NBA All-Star Game

The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA), matching a mix of the league's star players, who are drafted by the two players with the most votes.

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NBA Most Valuable Player Award

The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season.

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NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, also informally known and branded as NCAA March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to determine the national championship.

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Neerpelt

Neerpelt is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg.

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New South Wales Rugby League

The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission.

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Nolan Ryan

Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed The Ryan Express, is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and a previous chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers.

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North America Cup

The North America Cup is an annual harness racing event for 3-year-old standardbred pacing horses which is held at Mohawk Raceway in Campbellville, Ontario, Canada.

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Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University (NMU) is a public university in Marquette, Michigan.

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Norway women's national football team

The Norway women's national football team is controlled by the Football Association of Norway.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame.

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Nunawading Spectres

Nunawading Spectres is a South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) club based in Melbourne, Victoria.

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Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a large, primarily residential, public university in Columbus, Ohio.

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Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille, also known as l'OM or simply Marseille, is a French football club in Marseille.

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Opening Verse

Opening Verse (1986–2002) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in England and the United States.

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Orange Bowl

The Orange Bowl, officially the Capital One Orange Bowl for sponsorship purposes, is an annual American college football bowl game played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs (Cahuilla: Se-Khi)Wilkerson, Lyn (2009).

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Pat Bradley (golfer)

Pat Bradley (born March 24, 1951) is an American professional golfer.

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Paul Duchesnay

Paul Duchesnay (born July 31, 1961 in Metz, France) is a retired ice dancer who represented France for most of his career.

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Payne Stewart

William Payne Stewart (January 30, 1957 – October 25, 1999) was an American professional golfer who won eleven PGA Tour events, including three major championships in his career, the last of which occurred a few months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42.

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Penrith Panthers

The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith.

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Perfect game

A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher (or combination of pitchers) pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings in which no opposing player reaches base.

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Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Perth Wildcats

The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia.

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Petra Kronberger

Petra Kronberger (born 21 February 1969 in Pfarrwerfen) is an Austrian former alpine skier, who participated in all disciplines.

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PGA Championship

The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship or U.S. PGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America.

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PGA Tour

The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of the main professional golf tours played primarily by men in the United States and North America.

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PGA Tour Champions

PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.

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Pleasant Stage

Pleasant Stage (March 14 1989 – August 1992) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County.

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Prahran, Victoria

Prahran (/pɛ'ræn/, also known colloquially as "Pran") is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Precious Bunny

Precious Bunny (May 6, 1988 - April 15, 2015) is a bay Standardbred pacer and sire.

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Prince of Wales Stakes

The Prince of Wales Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fort Erie Race Track in Fort Erie, Ontario.

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Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

| The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older.

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Queen's Plate

The Queen's Plate is Canada's oldest thoroughbred horse race, having been founded in 1860.

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Red Star Belgrade

Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda (Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда), commonly known in English as Red Star Belgrade (Црвена звезда Београд / Crvena zvezda Beograd) or simply Red Star, is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, the major part of the Red Star multi-sport club.

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Roger Clemens

William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams.

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Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States.

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San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California.

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Sapporo

is the fifth largest city of Japan by population, and the largest city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

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Seagram

Seagram Company Ltd. (formerly traded as Seagram's) was a Canadian multinational conglomerate formerly headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

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Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England.

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Sheffield Steelers

Sheffield Steelers is a professional ice hockey team located in Sheffield, England.

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Sheikh Albadou

Sheikh Albadou (15 April 1988 – 1999), was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was bred and trained in the United Kingdom.

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Six Nations Championship

The Six Nations Championship (recently known as the NatWest 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

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Slam Dunk Contest

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the Verizon Slam Dunk for sponsorship reasons) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend.

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Snooker world rankings

The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour.

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Sparky Lyle

Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyle (born July 22, 1944) is an American former left-handed relief pitcher who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1967 through 1982.

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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated magazine has annually presented the Sportsperson of the Year award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." Both Americans and non-Americans are eligible, though in the past the vast majority of winners have been from the United States.

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St Kilda Football Club

The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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St Leger Stakes

| The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.

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Stan Gelbaugh

Stanley Morris Gelbaugh (born December 4, 1962) is a former professional American football quarterback.

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Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff winner.

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Stefan Edberg

Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former world No. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles).

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Steffi Graf

Stefanie Maria "Steffi" Graf (born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player.

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Stephen Hendry

Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player and current commentator for the BBC and ITV.

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Strike the Gold

Strike the Gold (March 21, 1988 – December 13, 2011) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1991 Kentucky Derby.

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Suave Dancer

Suave Dancer (1988–1998) is a French Thoroughbred race horse.

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Super Bowl XXV

Super Bowl XXV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Buffalo Bills and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1990 season.

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Swimming at the 1991 Pan American Games

Swimming at the 11th Pan American Games was held August 12–18, 1991 in Havana, Cuba.

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Sydney Football Stadium

The Sydney Football Stadium (SFS), commercially known as the Allianz Stadium since February 2012, is a football stadium located in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia.

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Terry Norris

Terry Wayne Norris (born June 17, 1967) is an American former boxer and a three-time world champion in the light-middleweight (super-welterweight) division.

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Terry Pendleton

Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16, 1960) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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The Amateur Championship

The Amateur Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Amateur or British Amateur Championship outside the UK) is a golf tournament which has been held annually in the United Kingdom since 1885 except during the two World Wars, and in 1949 when Ireland hosted the championship.

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The Championships, Wimbledon

The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.

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The Open Championship

The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf.

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The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year

The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Fighter of the Year since 1928, which this list covers.

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Thomas Hearns

Thomas "Tommy" Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006.

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Thurman Thomas

Thurman Lee Thomas (born May 16, 1966) is a former American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins.

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Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont Woods (born December 30, 1975) better known as Tiger Woods, is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time.

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Tom Glavine

Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966) is an American retired professional baseball player.

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Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club, commonly referred to as the "Argos") are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Toulon (horse)

Toulon (1988–1998), was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was bred in Britain and trained in France.

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Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual male multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries.

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Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers

The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races.

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Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters

The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship

The United States Junior Amateur Championship is one of the thirteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association.

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U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States.

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UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual world championship for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).

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United States Amateur Championship (golf)

The United States Amateur Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Amateur, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers.

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United States Golf Association

The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico.

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United States Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands (USVI; also called the American Virgin Islands), officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the Caribbean that is an insular area of the United States located east of Puerto Rico.

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United States women's national soccer team

The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international women's soccer.

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United States Women's Open Championship (golf)

The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the ANA Inspiration, Women's PGA Championship, Women's British Open, and The Evian Championship.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, U of M, or UMich), often simply referred to as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is an American public research university in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.

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US Open (tennis)

The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament.

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Vanier Cup

The Vanier Cup (Coupe Vanier) is the championship of Canadian university football.

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Virgil Hill

Virgil Eugene Hill (born January 18, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2007, and in 2015.

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Water polo

Water polo is a competitive team sport played in the water between two teams.

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Waverley Park

Waverley Park (originally VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia.

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Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Douglas Gretzky (born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach.

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West Coast Eagles

The West Coast Eagles, also known as West Coast, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia.

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Wide receiver

A wide receiver, also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers, is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is a key player.

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Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Women's PGA Championship

The Women's PGA Championship is the second-longest running golf tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open.

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World Bowl

The World Bowl was an annual American football Championship game, to decide the winning team in each season of the World League of American Football/NFL Europe.

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World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association (WBA) is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the IBF, WBC, and WBO.

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World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council (WBC) is one of four major organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) and one of the two original sanctioning bodies (along with the WBA).

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World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships ("Worlds") is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union.

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World record progression 50 metres freestyle

The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976.

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World Snooker Championship

The World Snooker Championship is the leading snooker tournament both in terms of prestige and prize money.

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Yonkers Trot

The Yonkers Trot is a harness racing event for three-year-old Standardbred trotters raced at a distance of one mile at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York.

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1961 VFL season

The 1961 Victorian Football League season was the 65th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

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1967 NSWRFL season

The 1967 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 60th season of Sydney's professional rugby league football competition, Australia's first.

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1990 Buffalo Bills season

The 1990 Buffalo Bills season was the 31st for the franchise and the 21st in the National Football League.

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1990 New York Giants season

The 1990 New York Giants season was one of the most successful seasons in the professional football franchise's history.

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1990–91 Chicago Bulls season

The 1990–91 NBA season was the Bulls' 25th season in the National Basketball Association.

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1990–91 European Cup

The 1990–91 European Cup was the 36th season of the European Cup, a tournament for men's football clubs in nations affiliated to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

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1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season saw the Kings finish first in the Smythe Division with a 46-24-10 record for 102 points.

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1990–91 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1990–91 NBA season was the Lakers' 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 31st in the city of Los Angeles.

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1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 24th season.

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1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins 24th season in the NHL, and they were coming off of a disappointing 1989–90 season, when they finished with a 32–40–8 record, recording 72 points, finishing one point behind the New York Islanders for the final playoff spot in the Patrick Division, failing to qualify for post-season play for the seventh time in eight seasons.

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1990–91 St. Louis Blues season

The 1990–91 St.

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1991 AFL Grand Final

The 1991 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and West Coast Eagles, held at Waverley Park in Melbourne on 28 September 1991.

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1991 AFL season

The 1991 Australian Football League season was the 95th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

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1991 All-Africa Games

The 5th All-Africa Games were held from September 20 to October 1, 1991, in Cairo, Egypt.

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1991 Atlanta Braves season

The 1991 Atlanta Braves season was the 26th in Atlanta and the 121st overall.

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1991 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1991 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball.

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1991 Boston Red Sox season

The 1991 Boston Red Sox season was the 91st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history.

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1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden from May 7 to 12.

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1991 European Aquatics Championships

The 1991 European Aquatics Championships was a water sport competition hosted in Athens, Greece from 18–25 August.

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1991 European Sprint Swimming Championships

The 1991 LEN European Sprint Swimming Championships were the first edition of what later would become the European Short Course Championships.

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1991 Houston Astros season

The Houston Astros' 1991 season was a season in American baseball.

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1991 ITU Triathlon World Championships

The 1991 ITU Triathlon World Championships were held in Gold Coast, Australia on 12 October and 13 October 1991.

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1991 ITU Triathlon World Cup

The 1991 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes.

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1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1991 season featured an exciting National League Western Division race between the Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves.

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1991 Minnesota Twins season

The 1991 Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB) won the World Series, the second time the Twins had won the World Series since moving to Minnesota in 1961.

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1991 Montreal Expos season

The 1991 Montreal Expos season was the 23rd season in franchise history.

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1991 NBA Finals

The 1991 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1990–91 NBA season.

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1991 Pan American Games

The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991.

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1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

The fourth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 1991 in Edmonton, Alberta, in the Kinsmen Sports Center from August 22–25.

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1991 Rugby World Cup

The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship making it the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the northern hemisphere, with England as the host of the championship game.

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1991 Southeast Asian Games

The 1991 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 16th Southeast Asian Games was a multi-sport event held in Manila, the Philippines from 24 November to 3 December 1991 with 28 sports featured in the games.

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1991 Summer Universiade

The 1991 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVI Summer Universiade, took place in Sheffield, England.

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1991 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 1991 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 15th season of Major League Baseball.

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1991 Winter Universiade

The 1991 Winter Universiade, the XV Winter Universiade, took place in Sapporo, Japan.

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1991 World Aquatics Championships

The 1991 World Aquatics Championships took place at the Claremont Superdrome in Perth, Australia from 3 to 13 January 1991 with 1142 participating athletes.

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1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 26th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Indianapolis, United States, in the Hoosier Dome from September 6 to 15, 1991.

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1991 World Championships in Athletics

The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.

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1991 World Series

The 1991 World Series pitted the American League (AL) champion Minnesota Twins (95–67) against the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves (94–68).

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1991 World Taekwondo Championships

The 1991 World Taekwondo Championships were the 10th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Athens from October 28 to November 3, 1991, with 434 athletes participating from 49 countries.

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1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.

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1991–92 Miami Heat season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the fourth season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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2000 Guineas Stakes

| The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.

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