Greatest events in sports history

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Tiger Woods makes Masters history

2015
Explores the golf career of Tiger Woods, and his achievements in the Masters Golf Tournament.

Magic vs. Bird in the NCAA final

2015
Describes the events leading up to the NCAA championship game that took place on March 26, 1979. Includes a timeline of the careers of Larry Joe Bird and Earvin Johnson Jr.

Joe Namath's Super Bowl guarantee

2015
?We?re going to win Sunday. I guarantee it.? Joe Namath believed his team was that good, and the Jets? huge Super Bowl upset over the Colts in January of 1969 proved it. Learn more about Namath, his team, and his guarantee with this title. Complete with historic photos, timeline, glossary, news articles, and more. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.

US women win the World Cup

2015
Looks at the United States team's win in the Women's World Cup in 1999.

The miracle on ice

2015
"Maybe no team was more intimidating than the Soviet Union national team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. And maybe no team was less likely to beat them than the oddball collection of college and amateur players that made up the United States national team. What the world witnessed on the ice that day was nothing short of a miracle. Complete with historic photos, timeline, glossary, news articles, and more"--Publisher's description.

Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier

2015
Describes the events surrounding the acceptance of Jackie Robinson as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league baseball team, the Montreal Royals, as the first African-American player in organized baseball and discusses the importance of the event in sports history.
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