Edgewood High School, El Corral, 1998, World Beat 15

Description:	©Craig Jones, AUsportJeff Gordon, at 26, wins the1997 NASCAR Winston Cup, hissecond Winston Cup point titlein three years. Gordons 1997points total 4,710.Scott Cunningham, NBA/AllsportNagano, Japan, hosts the 1998Winter Olympic Games duringFebruary. Three new medalsports make their Olympic debut:curling, snowboarding andwomens ice hockey.The Chicago Bullsbeat the Utah Jazzin June 1997 fortheir fifth NBAchampionship inseven years. MichaelJordan is chosenFinals MVP a recordfifth time.When the college footballseason ends, two teamsshare the nationalchampionship. Michigan (12-0)is named No. 1 by the sportswriters poll, and Nebraska(13-0) by the coaches poll.©Doug Densinger, AllsportDetroit Red Wings captainSteve Yzerman powers histeam to the 1997 StanleyCup championship, its firstin 42 years, by sweepingthe Philadelphia Flyers infour games.Reuters/Archive Photos**£In its debut season, theWNBA exceeds all leagueexpectations for success.The Houston Cometschampionship win Amover the New —jYork Liberty caps ^Hthe 1997 season.Women officiate in an all-maleprofessional sports league forthe first time. The pioneers,Dee Kanter and Violet Palmer,are referees in the NBA.Mark McGwire, of the St. LouisCardinals, slams 52 homers in1996 and 58 in 1997. McGwirebecomes only the second player inbaseball history with back-to-back,50-home-nin seasons, the otherbeing Babe Ruth.Dean Smith, winningest coach incollege basketball history, retires inOctober after 36 seasons at NorthCarolina. Sports Illustrated nameshim 1997 Sportsman of the Year.3WS
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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