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Eight More Planets???
Swiss scientists have found what
might be eight huge planets outside our solar system. Three of the new
planets are believed to be the size of Saturn and five are the size of
Jupiter.
Wildfires Blaze in New
Mexico
More than 22,000 people have had
to leave their homes in New Mexico because of fires that have blazed out
of control. The National Park Service started the fires to clear brush at
the Sandelier National Monument.
Everything You Need To Know
About…Dolphins!
Ann Bowles, a senior biologist at
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute in San Diego, California, has been
researching dolphins and how they respond to man-made objects.
Sports News
Michelle Kwan is a Perfect
6.0
Michelle Kwan earned a perfect 6.0 for presentation on her
way to victory at the 2000 International Figure Skating Challenge.
Stanley Cup Conference
Finals Ready to Roll
The Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars will compete
for the western conference title. The New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers will compete for the eastern
conference title. The winner of each conference title will go on to compete against each other for the Stanley
Cup.
NBA Rookies of the Year
Selected
Elton Brand, Chicago Bulls, and Steve Francis, Houston
Rockets, are the co-winners of the Rookie of the Year for the NBA.
Soccer Spotlight
Luis Hernandez will be joining the Los Angeles
Galaxy. Hernandez is a Mexican League veteran whose nickname is “El Matador”.
Golf
Tournament Heats Up in Texas
Davis Love III and Blaine McCallister share the
first-round lead in the Byron Nelson Classic to conclude this weekend. Others participating in the tournament include Tiger Woods.
Two Major League Pitchers That Do Their Jobs
Well
Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Pedro
Martinez of the Boston Red Sox are not bothered by all the talk about too many
homeruns and “juiced” baseballs. These two pitchers shut down powerhouse hitters. Randy Johnson’s ERA is 0.95 and he has a record of 7-0. Pedro Martinez’s ERA is 1.22 and his record is 5-1. Pedro’s only loss so far was a 1-0 game.
Olympic News
The Olympic torch that will carry the flame to the Sydney Olympic Games was ignited in a ceremony on May 9th.
NHL players will be allowed to play in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. At the last
Olympics in Nagano, Japan, the United States team embarrassed the NHL by trashing their hotel rooms after they were eliminated from the tournament.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong is recovering from a slight concussion he received in a train crash in the Pyrenees Mountains.
U.S. men’s volleyball team began a four-match series against Australia with a victory May 8th. U.S. women’s volleyball team earned a victory over Japan. Both teams are getting ready for the Sydney Olympic games.
Tommy Lasorda, 20-year former manager of the Los Angeles Dodger and a Hall of Fame manager, was selected to manage the United States
Olympic baseball team for 2000.
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