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Aug. 21, 2007

I've added complete lists of United States taekwondo champions.

June 19, 2007

I've added a history of the Louis Vuitton Cup, awarded to the winner of the America's Cup challenger selection series.

May 30, 2007

There's now a history of the College Nationals on site, with lists of all champions.

May 1, 2007

I've added lists of world ballooning champions, for both hot air and gas balloons.

March 31, 2007

I've added a history of the Air Racing World Series, with a list of champions, and I've expanded the lists of Reno National Air Race champions to include all six classes, not just the unlimited class.

March 28, 2007

The lists of World Outdoor Archery Champions have been expanded to include all medalists, not just the champs. I've also added lists of World Indoor Archery Champions and World Field Archery Champions.

March 14, 2007

You can now read the history of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which includes a list of all winners.

March 9, 2007

Lists of world powerboating champions are now on site.

March 5, 2007

I've added the Professional Disc Golf Association champions to the list of world disc golf champs. Previously, only the World Flying Disc Federation champions were listed.

March 4, 2007

I've finally got the calendar completely updated for 2007. There are still some events for which dates haven't been determined, most notably all those December bowl games, and I'll continue to update those as the dates become available.

Feb. 27, 2007

The history of taekwondo is now on site.

Feb. 12, 2007

I've added a history of the World University Games, a.k.a. the Universiade, a.k.a. the World Student Games, along with lists of all medalists in all sports.

Jan. 29, 2007

A list of the top three finishers in the annual Professional Darts Corporation championship has been added to the World Darts Championship page.

Jan. 28, 2007

I've added the open 29er classification to the lists of world sailing medalists.

Jan. 26, 2007

Lists of medalists in the snowboarding world cup competition are now on site.

Jan. 6, 2007

I've added the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and Maxwell Club awards to the list of NFL Coach of the Year winners.

Jan. 4, 2007

The first new entry for 2007 is a history of finswimming (or fin swimming, as some spell it), with a list of all world champions in the sport's various events.

Dec. 28, 2006

The history of the Johnny Bench Award, given to college baseball's top catcher, is now on site. That includes a list of all winners since the award was initiated in 2000.

Dec. 17, 2006

I've added a history of the Laureus World Sports Awards, including all the winners of all 10 awards.

Dec. 12, 2006

I've added soccer's Club World Cup and Canada's Lou Marsh Trophy, which is given to the country's outstanding athlete of the year.

Dec. 3, 2006

The history of dance sport (that is, competitive dancing) is now on site, with a list of all world championship medalists. They join the list of World Games medalists.

Nov. 30, 2006

I've added a five-part history of surfing.

Nov. 12, 2006

I've now added a history of the Transpac sailing race, with a list of all winners since 1906.

Nov. 2, 2006

The International Sailing Federation's Sailor of the Year Awards are now on site.

Oct. 27, 2006

I've now added a history of the World Games, along with lists of all medalists in all sports.

Oct. 5, 2006

I've added lists of U. S. Sailing's Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year.

Aug. 16, 2006

Quotes from people whose last names begin with "L" are now on site.

July 30, 2006

Biographies are now done through names starting with "Sk." (Actually, there's only of those, Joe Skladany.) See the S Index or the top-level Biography Index.