Edgewood High School, El Corral, 1996, World Beat 15

Description:	The National Basketball Association fines the ChicagoBulls $25,000 when Michael Jordan wears his previouslyretired number 23 jersey for luck during championshipplayoffs against the Orlando Magic in May 1995.The Atlanta Braves edge theCleveland Indians 1-0 in gamesix to win the World Series onOctober 28. Closing pitcher MarkWohlers leaps for joy.German tennis star Steffi Graf,who won three of five GrandSlam titles in 1995, ends theprofessional tennis seasonranked number one in the world.National Basketball Associationreferees strike against the leaguefor much of the autumn. Fill-inofficials spark complaints ofsubstandard refereeing.In September, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr.,achieves a record-setting 2,131 consecutive games.Ric Stewart. AllsportKnown for his temperamentalpersonality, his many tattoos andhis aggressive playing style,basketball center DennisRodman (91) debuts with theChicago Bulls after his tradefrom the San Antonio Spurs.For a record fifth straight time,Miguel Indurain of Spain winsthe 22-day, 2,270-mile Tour deFrance, the worlds premierbicycle race. On the 15th day ofthe race, Italian road-race champFabio Casartelli is killed in aseven-man crash.Betsy King wins her 30thtournament on June 25 andgains entry to the LadiesProfessional Golf AssociationsHall of Fame, one of the mostdifficult attainments in sports.Quarterback Dan Marino of theMiami Dolphins sets four lifetime passing records during the1995 football season: 47,003yards, 342 touchdowns, 3,686completions and 6,467 attempts.I.-wo*flashFormer L.A. Lakers point guardEarvin Magic Johnsonannounces a return tobasketball in January 1996.Johnson retired in 1991when he discovered he wasHIV positive.The Northwestern UniversityWildcats—long a gridironlaughingstock—pile up tenvictories in 1995 and go to theRose Bowl for the first timesince 1949.In his first fight in four years,former world heavyweightchamp Mike Tyson disposes ofchallenger Peter McNeeley in89 seconds. Tyson, who inMarch finished a three-year jailterm for a rape conviction,earns $25 million for theAugust boxing match.Pete Sampras, winner of the1995 mens singleschampionships at Wimbledonand the U.S. Open, ends theprofessional tennis season witha number-one world ranking.Master of the sinking fastballand still learning to speakEnglish, L.A. Dodgers pitcherHideo Nomo, formerly withthe Kintetsu Buffaloes inJapan, is named Rookie ofthe Year. Nomo is thesecond Japanese-bornplayer to join the U.S.major leagues, and thefirst All-Star.
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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