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Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI was a Super Bowl game. It was played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl by defeating the St. Louis Rams (now called the Los Angeles Rams), 20–17. The national anthem was sung by Mariah Carey and the halftime show featured the band, U2.
Marc Bulger
Marc Robert Bulger () (born April 5, 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is the starting quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League. He was voted Most Valuable Player of the 2004 Pro Bowl.
Pro Bowl
The Pro Bowl is the all-star game for the National Football League (NFL). It is played the week before the Super Bowl. The game has been played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, since January 1980.
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<nowiki>**</nowiki>Saturday game
Dennis Green
Dennis "Denny" Green (February 17, 1949 – July 22, 2016) was a head coach for the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals, in the National Football League. He also coached college football for Northwestern University and Stanford University. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
After the Cardinals' loss to the Chicago Bears in 2006, Green erupted in an angry interview, because the Cardinals were winning by 20 points first, but then the Bears came back and won, with the Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers missing the game-winning field goal.
Green died suddenly of a massive heart attack in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 22, 2016, aged 67.
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola, Florida) is a former National Football League player who played for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals.
Moons of Pluto
The moons of Pluto are moons which orbit the dwarf planet Pluto. There are five moons orbiting the dwarf planet in total. The first one discovered was Charon which is near one quarter the size of Pluto. Charon was also sometimes considered a double dwarf planet. The second was Nix, the third was Hydra, the fourth moon was Kerberos, and the fifth moon to be discovered was Styx.
The first and largest moon discovered orbiting around Pluto was Charon, Charon was discovered on June 22 1978 by James Christy. In May 2005, the Hubble Space Telescope discovered two smaller moons which were named Nix and Hydra. Two even smaller moons named Kerberos and Styx were discovered in 2011 and 2012.
Herbarium
In botany, an herbarium is the building where the specimens are stored, or the scientific institute that not only stores but researches these specimens. A dried plant mounted on a sheet also is an herbarium.
In scientific literature herbaria are recognized by acronyms,
for example NY specimens are kept in New York Botanical garden.
Slash fiction
Slash fiction is fiction, especially fanfiction, that is about homosexual couples. Usually "slash" refers to male/male couples. The word "FemSlash" is used to describe female/female couples. To this day, most slash is written by females for females to read.
The word is believed to have first been used with Kirk/Spock pairings in fan stories. These stories began being written in the late 1970's.
Slash fiction does not need explicit sexual encounters to be considered slash. The homosexual activity could be just holding hands or kissing.
In Japanese manga, slash stories are called "yaoi". This is only used to describe male/male relationships. "Yuri" is used to describe female/female relationships, much the same as the word "FemSlash" is used.
Big Brother 9 (UK)
Big Brother UK 2008 was the 9th series of "Big Brother", a television programme. New rules were put in place since the last series and this one was called "Zero Tolerance" (meaning that no bad behaviour was accepted). Sixteen housemates entered the house on the first day, and five more housemates entered the house as the days went by. After ninety-three days inside the Big Brother House, Rachel Rice was voted the winner of the show, and took home £100,000.
Glory (religion)
Glory (from the Latin "gloria", meaning "fame" or "renown") is a word used to show the highness of God, in the Judeo-Christian religions.
Groin
The groin is the hollow or fold where the leg meets the torso of the human body.
Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett Starr (January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama – May 26, 2019) was a former American football player and coach for the National Football League. He was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers (1956-1971) and the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. He went to the Pro Bowl four times. He was added to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
Starr died May 26, 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama after failing health because of a stroke.
Tom Coughlin
Thomas Richard Coughlin (born August 31, 1946 in Waterloo, New York) is the head coach for the New York Giants, the 2007 National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl Champions. He was the coach at Boston College before moving to the NFL.
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the home stadium of the Boston Red Sox. The park opened in 1912. It is the oldest of all current Major League Baseball parks.
The ballpark has also been the home field of several football teams. Some Boston college teams have played there. The New England Patriots also played there in their early years.
The name Fenway Park comes from the stadium being in the Fenway district of Boston. One of its well-known features is the Green Monster, a tall wall in left field. Seats were added to the Green monster in 2003.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Games in 1946, 1961, and 1999 were played at Fenway. Nine World Series games have been played there.
Medial collateral ligament
The medial collateral ligament (often known as the tibial collateral ligament, or abbreviated to MCL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee.
Green Monster (Fenway Park)
The Green Monster (often known simply as The Monster) is the nickname of the green, 37-foot, two-inch (11.3 m) left field wall at Fenway Park baseball park, where the Boston Red Sox play home games. Seats were added on top of the Green Monster just in time for the 2003 MLB season.
Josh McCown
Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Sam Houston State. McCown was named Player of the Week during his time with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League in 2010.
Injured reserve list
The injured reserve list is a list of players who are injured and can not play for a period of time. It is mostly used in the National Hockey League and National Football League. In baseball, a similar list called the disabled list is used.
Amendment
An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. It is based on the verb to amend, which means to change. Amendments can add, remove, or update parts of these agreements. They are often used when it is better to change the document than to write a new one.