CYBERSPORT : JUST FOR KICKS.Byline: Tom Hoffarth Hard to guess this early which will end up as the piece de resistance of Web sites once the Coupe du Monde n. 1. The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. Le beau monde fashionable society. See Beau monde. Demi monde See Demimonde. begins in France this week. Maybe the best way to approach it is stick to a few basics until you've decided just how much information you're willing to accept. May we suggest the following hors d'oeuvres: The official World Cup site: In English and French, this site (www.worldcup98.org) has what you'd expect without too much advertising clutter. Did you know there are 704 players participating? Find all their names here. In the store, the cheapest thing you can pick up (depending on the exchange rate) is a set of five marbles with the little Woody Woodpecker woodpecker, common name for members of the Picidae, a large family of climbing birds found in most parts of the world. Woodpeckers typically have sharp, chisellike bills for pecking holes in tree trunks, and long, barbed, extensible tongues with which they impale mascot for $2.69. The official U.S. soccer site: Mostly full of press releases disguised as stories about what's going with the American team (www.us-soccer.com), but that can be enough to satisfy those who aren't interested in negative publicity about the team. The best English resources: Since ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. and ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network have the U.S. broadcasting rights, expect ESPN's SportsZone (http://espn.sportszone) to supplement the event. It already has a contest (like the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
The instant goal site: Sign up for free at this place (www.kgoal.net) and they'll send you an e-mail every time a goal is scored during the 64 games. Which could be as many as 12 e-mails! In English, French, Spanish, Swedish or Dutch. You can also unsubscribe To cancel a service. It is often possible to unsubscribe to an e-mail service by typing the word "unsubscribe" into a reply message. Contrast with subscribe. See opt-out. if the service is getting you in trouble at the office. Meanwhile: On the official NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= site (www.nba.com) the newest toy is called NBA.cam, which allows computer users to watch the NBA Finals through one of four small robotic cameras placed in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City and the United Center in Chicago. If someone else is already playing with the cameras, you get to see what they're looking at. . . . GT Interactive Software's plans to release ``Mike Piazza Strike Zone'' computer video game for Nintendo64 later this month are on hold, as the company decides what to do with the fact its headliner no longer wears a Dodgers uniform. . . . Ask Jack McDowell what it's like to get suspended for fighting while on the disabled list when the Angels pitcher takes his turn on a chat session scheduled for Thursday at 1 p.m. on the official site of the Major League Baseball Players Association The Major League Baseball Players Association (or MLBPA) is the union of professional major-league baseball players. History Of MLBPA The MLBPA was not the first attempt to unionize baseball players. (www.bigleaguers.com). McDowell also promises to discuss the new CD ``Feedbag'' released by his band Stickfigure. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Site: www.us-soccer.com |
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