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Brian Gionta
Brian Joseph Gionta (born January 18, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Gionta began his NHL career in 2001 with the New Jersey Devils and served as captain for both the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres. He also was the captain for the United States in the 2018 Winter Olympics, for which he stepped away from the NHL for most of its 2017–18 season (NHL refused to release its players to the Olympics for the first time since 1994). After the Olympics, he briefly played for the Boston Bruins, and retired following their elimination from the playoffs.

2017–18 NHL season
The 2017–18 NHL season was the 101st season of operation (100th season of play) of the National Hockey League. With the addition of a new expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights, 31 teams competed in an 82-game regular season. The regular season began on October 4, 2017, and ended on April 8, 2018. The 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs began on April 11, 2018, and concluded on June 7, with the Washington Capitals winning their first Stanley Cup in the Cup Final over the Vegas Golden Knights in five games.
Sunwolves
The Sunwolves (Japanese: サンウルブズ) – previously known as the HITO-Communications Sunwolves for sponsorship reasons – were a professional rugby union team and Japan's representative team in SANZAAR's international Super Rugby competition. The team was based in Tokyo, Japan, but also played some home matches in Singapore. They made their debut in Super Rugby in 2016. In March 2019, it was announced that 2020 would be the final season for the Sunwolves, after failing to negotiate a contract due to financial considerations.

With the suspension of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Sunwolves being declined entry into the replacement Super Rugby AU competition in Australia due to various factors, the team officially dissolved on 1 June 2020.

2020 Super Rugby season
The 2020 Super Rugby season was the 25th season of Super Rugby, the international men's rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR involving teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It was the third tournament in its then-current fifteen-team format, and it was also its last. The Christchurch-based Crusaders were the defending champions, having won the previous three consecutive seasons back-to-back (2017, 2018, 2019).

On 14 March 2020, it was announced that the season would be suspended after the conclusion of round seven fixtures, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a travel restriction that was announced by New Zealand earlier in the day. Replacement regional tournaments would take place thereafter, beginning in June in New Zealand, July in Australia and October in South Africa.
Russell Indexes
Russell indexes are a family of global stock market indices from FTSE Russell that allow investors to track the performance of distinct market segments worldwide. Many investors use mutual funds or exchange-traded funds based on the FTSE Russell Indexes as a way of gaining exposure to certain portions of the U.S. stock market. Additionally, many investment managers use the Russell Indexes as benchmarks to measure their own performance. Russell's index design has led to more assets benchmarked to its U.S. index family than all other U.S. equity indexes combined.

The best-known index of the series is the Russell 2000, which tracks US small-cap stocks and is made up of the bottom 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index.

Russell 2000 Index
The Russell 2000 Index is a small-cap U.S. stock market index that is made up of the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index. It was started by the Frank Russell Company in 1984. The index is maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
A606 road
The A606 is an A road in England that starts in West Bridgford, on the outskirts of Nottingham, and heads southeastwards through Leicestershire and the towns of Melton Mowbray and Oakham, terminating at Stamford, Lincolnshire on the former Great North Road.

Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 19,701 and estimated at 20,645 in 2019. The town has 17th- and 18th-century stone buildings, older timber-framed buildings and five medieval parish churches.

Stamford is a frequent film location. In 2013 it was rated a top place to live in a survey by The Sunday Times. Its name has been passed on to Stamford, Connecticut, founded in 1641.
Mitchell Owen
Mitchell James Owen (born 16 September 2001) is an Australian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 12 January 2021, for the Hobart Hurricanes, in the 2020–21 Big Bash League season. He made his List A debut on 22 February 2021, for Tasmania in the 2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup. He made his First-class cricket debut for Tasmania on 3 October 2023 against South Australia, in the 2023–24 Sheffield Shield season.

On 21 December 2024, Owen made 101 not out to lead the Hobart Hurricanes to an eight-wicket win over the Perth Scorchers. His 101 came off 64 balls, including five sixes and nine fours.

On 27 January 2025, Owen equalled the record for the fastest BBL century in the final of the 2024-25 season against the Sydney Thunder, eventually recording 108 runs off 42 balls and leading the Hobart Hurricanes to their maiden title.

2024–25 Big Bash League season
The 2024–25 Big Bash League season or BBL|14 was the fourteenth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was played from 15 December 2024, with the final held on 27 January 2025, where the Hobart Hurricanes defeated the Sydney Thunder by seven wickets to win their maiden BBL title. Brisbane Heat were the defending champions but failed to qualify from the league stage.
Five by Five (Rolling Stones EP)
Five by Five is the second EP by the Rolling Stones and was released in 1964.  Captured during a prolific spurt of recording activity at Chess Studios in Chicago that June, Five by Five was released that August in the UK shortly after their debut album, The Rolling Stones, had appeared. The title of Five by Five is a play on words—five tracks recorded by a band with five members.

The Rolling Stones (album)
The Rolling Stones is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released by Decca Records in the UK on 17 April 1964. The American edition of the LP, with a slightly different track list, came out on London Records on 29 May 1964, subtitled England's Newest Hit Makers.
Maran (town)
Maran is a town in Maran District, Pahang, Malaysia. Bandar Tun Abdul Razak, Jengka, is located in the outskirts of the town. Surrounded by isolated forests and oil palm plantations mainly in the area of FELDA Jengka, Maran town is roughly halfway between Temerloh and Kuantan.

Bandar Tun Razak, Jengka
Bandar Tun Razak, Jengka formerly known as Bandar Pusat Jengka or Jengka Town Centre, is an agricultural town in Maran District, Pahang, Malaysia.
Bandar Tun Razak is the centre of the Jengka Triangle which is known as FELDA Jengka. The Jengka Triangle (Malay: Segitiga Jengka), which is the largest FELDA settlement in Malaysia, is one of the successful examples of the Malaysian government's projects to eradicate poverty among its citizens.
1985–86 WHL season
The 1985–86 WHL season was the 20th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). It featured fourteen teams and a 72-game regular season. The Medicine Hat Tigers captured their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for the best regular season record, while the Kamloops Blazers won their second President's Cup as playoff champions.

The season was the first for the Spokane Chiefs, with the Kelowna Wings relocating to Spokane, Washington prior to the season. The Chiefs became the third American-based WHL team. In addition, the Seattle Breakers were renamed the Thunderbirds.

Kamloops Blazers
The Kamloops Blazers are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia. The team plays in the B.C. Division of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference and plays its home games at the Sandman Centre. The Blazers originated as the Estevan Bruins in 1966, became the New Westminster Bruins in 1971, and relocated to Kamloops in 1981 as the Kamloops Junior Oilers. After moving to Kamloops, the Blazers became the WHL's most successful club, winning a record six President's Cups, a record seven Scotty Munro Memorial Trophies, and three Memorial Cup titles, all between 1983 and 1995.
2021 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 2021 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Craig Bohl, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–6 record with mark 2–6 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MW's Mountain Division. Wyoming was invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, where the Cowboys defeated Kent State. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 152nd season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision. The regular season began on August 28, 2021, and ended on December 11, 2021. The postseason began on December 17, with the main games ending on January 10, 2022, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and the all-star portion of the post-season concluding with the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl on February 19, 2022. It was the eighth season of the College Football Playoff (CFP) system.  It was the first time since 2016 that no major team finished the season undefeated as the Cincinnati Bearcats, the season's last undefeated team, were defeated in the 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic. The season's Heisman Trophy winner was Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young.
2024 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
The 2024 UT Martin Skyhawks football team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Jason Simpson, the Skyhawks played their home games at Graham Stadium in Martin, Tennessee.

2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season began on August 24 and ended in November. The postseason began in November and, aside from any scheduled all-star games, ended on January 6, 2025 with the 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

Due to the structure of the calendar in 2024, FCS teams were allowed to play 12 regular-season games instead of the usual 11.
2025–26 Sheffield Shield season
The 2025–26 Sheffield Shield season is the 124th season of the Australian interstate domestic first-class cricket competition. Cricket Australia revealed the season fixtures in July of 2025. The season started on 4 October 2025, and the final will be played on 26 to 29 March 2026.

Will Salzmann
William Salzmann (born 19 November 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his List A cricket debut for New South Wales on 23 September 2022 against Victoria, and his first-class debut on 4 October 2025 against Western Australia.
1890 East End Gyms football season
The 1890 East End Gyms football season was the first season of competition for the American football team representing the East End Gymnastic Club of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, later known as the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. The team played only two known games, losing both.

Pittsburgh Athletic Club (football)
The Pittsburgh Athletic Club football team, established in 1890, was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1892 the intense competition between two Pittsburgh-area clubs, the Allegheny Athletic Association and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, led to William (Pudge) Heffelfinger becoming the first known professional football player. Heffelfinger was paid $500 by Allegheny to play in a game against Pittsburgh on November 12, 1892. As a result, Heffelfinger became the first person to be paid to play football. Allegheny would go on to win the game, 4–0, when Heffelfinger picked up a Pittsburgh fumble and ran it 35 yards for a touchdown. In 1893, Pittsburgh again made history when it signed one of its players, probably halfback Grant Dibert, to the first known pro football contract, which covered all of the team's games for the year.
1916 Oregon Webfoots football team
The 1916 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Northwest Conference and the newly-formed Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1916 college football season. Led by fourth year head coach Hugo Bezdek, the Webfoots compiled an overall record of 7–0–1 with a victory over Penn in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Oregon had a record of 2–0–1 in Northwest Conference played and 2–0–1 against PCC opponents, placing second in both conferences. The team played home games at Kincaid Field in Eugene, Oregon.

This was first Oregon football team to play to the school's "Mighty Oregon" fight song, which was first performed on January 7, 1916. In 2016 the Oregon Ducks wore Webfoot throwback jerseys in their game vs. Washington to celebrate the 100th anniversary of both the fight song and the 1916 squad.

1916 Penn Quakers football team
The 1916 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Folwell, the Quakers compiled a 7–3–1 record, lost to Oregon in the 1917 Rose Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 120 to 57.
2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his fourth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, its home court since 1988. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Kansas.

Bruce Weber (basketball)
Bruce Brett Weber (born October 19, 1956) is an American former men's basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at Kansas State University. Prior to his tenure at Kansas State, Weber was the head coach at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.

Weber won conference championships and conference coach of the year awards at each of the three schools where he served as head coach.  He guided his teams to a combined total of 13 NCAA tournaments in 24 seasons, including an appearance with Illinois in the championship game of the 2005 NCAA tournament. Weber was the consensus national coach of the year in 2005.
Roy Tarpley
Roy James Tarpley Jr. (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. In 1995, Tarpley was permanently banned by the NBA due to his drug and alcohol abuse. He played in Europe for Olympiacos, Aris, and Iraklis.

1987–88 NBA season
The 1987–88 NBA season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their second straight Championship, beating the Detroit Pistons in seven hard-fought games in the NBA Finals, becoming the NBA's first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in the 1968–69 NBA season.
Port Imperial
Port Imperial is a community centered around an intermodal transit hub on the Weehawken, New Jersey, waterfront of the Hudson River across from Midtown Manhattan, served by New York Waterway ferries and buses, Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, and NJT buses. The district lies under and at the foot of Pershing Road, a thoroughfare traveling along the face of the Hudson Palisades, which rise to its west. The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway runs along the shoreline and is abutted by recently constructed residential neighborhoods, Lincoln Harbor to the south and Bulls Ferry to the north.

NJ Transit Bus Operations
NJ Transit Bus Operations is the bus division of NJ Transit, providing local and commuter bus service throughout New Jersey and adjacent areas of New York State (Manhattan in New York City, Rockland County, and Orange County) and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley). It operates its own lines as well as contracts others to private carriers. In 2024, the bus system had a ridership of 143,957,400.
1951 Utah Utes football team
The 1951 Utah Utes football team, or also commonly known as the Utah Redskins, was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Curtice, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 against conference opponents, winning Skyline title.

Skyline Conference (1938–1962)
The Skyline Conference was a college athletic conference based in the Western United States that was active from December 1937 to June 1962. The conference's formal name was the Mountain States Athletic Conference, although it was also known as the Mountain States Conference along with informal but popular nicknames. It is unrelated to the contemporary Skyline Conference that is active in NCAA Division III in the New York City area.
2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Beau Baldwin in his third and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the Big Sky. Cal poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Mustang Memorial Field
Mustang Memorial Field, formerly known as Mustang Stadium and then Alex G. Spanos Stadium, is an 11,075-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, California. It is the home field of the Cal Poly Mustangs football and soccer teams.

The stadium was renovated largely from funding from alumnus Alex Spanos (1923–2018), an American billionaire real estate developer, founder of the A. G. Spanos Companies, and majority owner of the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
1996 Northern Colorado Bears football team
The 1996 Northern Colorado Bears football team was an American football team that won the 1996 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth season under head coach Joe Glenn, the Bears compiled a 12–3 record (6–3 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 435 to 254, and tied for second place in the NCC. The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Carson–Newman in the championship game.

The team played its home games at Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colorado.

Nottingham Field
Nottingham Field is an 8,533-seat multi-purpose stadium in the Western United States, located on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. It is home to the Northern Colorado Bears football and track and field programs.
Oswald Pirow
Oswald Pirow, QC (14 August 1890 – 11 October 1959) was a South African lawyer and far-right politician who held office as minister of justice, and later minister of defence for the National and United Party, respectively. Pirow eventually left the UP upon the Second World War and joined Daniel Malan's reunited National Party, but eventually broke when Pirow founded the New Order of South Africa, a marginal fascist group that disbanded before the end of the war. A celebrated jurist, including by future President Nelson Mandela, he served the NP government as a prosecutor in the Treason Trial until his death.

D. F. Malan
Daniël François Malan PC  (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈdɑːni.əl franˈsʋɑː mɑːˈlan]; 22 May 1874 – 7 February 1959) was a South African politician who served as the fourth prime minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954. The National Party implemented the system of apartheid, which enforced racial segregation laws, during his tenure as prime minister.
2001–02 Slovak Extraliga season
The 2001–02 Slovak Extraliga season was the ninth season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 10 teams participated in the league, and HC Slovan Bratislava won the championship.

Slovak Extraliga
The Slovak Extraliga, known as the Tipsport liga since the 2025–26 season for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From 2018–19 to 2020–21, the league included one or two teams from Hungary.

Teams from the Extraliga can participate in the IIHF's annual Champions Hockey League (CHL). Participation is based on the strength of the various leagues in Europe (excluding the KHL). In the 2022–23 CHL season, the Extraliga was ranked the No. 10 league in Europe, so the champion of the previous season competed in the CHL.

The 1993–94 season was the first of the Slovak Extraliga following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia midway through the 1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season – which all Slovak and Czech teams played to completion.
2005–06 Sparta Rotterdam season
The 2005–2006 season saw Sparta Rotterdam returning in the Eredivisie, after the association football club from Rotterdam competed for three years in the Eerste Divisie. The team gained promotion in the previous season by winning the play-offs for promotion and relegation ("nacompetitie").

2005–06 Eredivisie
The 2005–06 season of the Eredivisie began in August 2005 and ended in May 2006. PSV Eindhoven became champion on April 9, 2006. The season was overshadowed by the death of FC Utrecht player David di Tommaso.
2015 Queensland Basketball League season
The 2015 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 30th running of the competition. The Mackay Meteors won the championship in 2015 to claim their third league title.

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Northside Wizards, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Suncoast Clippers, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.

Braydon Hobbs
Braydon Alexander Hobbs (born May 17, 1989) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played four seasons of college basketball for Bellarmine University where he was a key member of the Knights' 2011 championship winning team, helping the school claim their first NCAA Division II National Championship. He played professionally in Europe and Australia, winning two QBL championships with the Mackay Meteors in 2012 and 2015. Hobbs spent most of his professional career playing in Germany.