During the first two years of the Open Era a large number of male players began playing professionally, and the tournaments in which they competed, often men's and women's combined events, attracted increased investment.

During the 1990s, after his self-described " semi-retirement ," Spanky lent his name and celebrity to help raise money for charities, primarily by participating in golf tournaments.

During the summer, various fishing tournaments are held on Monticello's twin lakes — Freeman and Shafer.

During the day there are an array of contests, games, and tournaments, and in the evening a fireworks display.

During the North American summer hard court season, Williams won for the second consecutive year the tournaments in San Diego, defeating Seles in the final, and in New Haven, defeating Davenport in the final.

During the Wimbledon tournaments of 2005, 2006, and 2007, Connors commentated for the BBC alongside John McEnroe ( among others ), providing moments of heated discussion between two former archrivals.

During medieval times acts included an opening speech, musicians, tournaments, theatre, bullfights, dances or even fireworks.

During the Middle Ages, tournaments often contained a mêlée consisting of knights fighting one another on foot or while mounted, either divided into two sides or fighting as a free-for-all.

During this period he scored just 31 / 62 in those four tournaments, for 50 per cent.

During 1942 and 1943, Keres and Alekhine both played in four tournaments organized by Ehrhardt Post, a President of Nazi Grossdeutscher Schachbund.

During World War II, Keres played in several more chess tournaments.

During World War II, Keres participated in several tournaments in European regions under German occupation including those Nazi-organized ( 1942 Tallinn, Salzburg, Munich, 1943 Prague, Posen, Salzburg, Reval ), and when the Soviets occupied Estonia in 1944, he unsuccessfully attempted to escape to western Europe.

During the first half of 1976, Năstase won four tournaments ( Atlanta WCT, Avis Challenge Cup WCT, US Open Indoor, and La Costa ), and head-to-head, he led Connors 2 – 1, Vilas 1 – 0, Ashe 1 – 0, and Borg 2 – 0.

During 1998 Namibia took part in the African tournaments for 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification.

During that time, the club set up a second XI and played in the Northumberland League and various county tournaments with great success.

During this streak they would become the third university to win back-to-back championships ( 2001 & 2002 ) and the first of two universities to appear in three consecutive championship tournaments ( 2001 – 2003 ).

During the reign of Edward III in the 14th century, tournaments were held in adjacent fields.

During the off-season, the team competes in various exhibition games and tournaments against college teams in Ontario, and sometimes teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

During his magnificent meeting with Francis I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520, Henry VIII bought with him eighteen officers of arms, probably all he had, to regulate the many tournaments and ceremonies held there.

* During his career, Edberg won a total of 42 top-level singles titles ( 6 majors ) and 18 doubles titles ( 3 majors ) and appeared in a then record 54 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ( since then broken by Wayne Ferreira ).

During this period, Rosewall also entered two tournaments, the Australian Pro at Sydney in February and the U. S. Pro at Cleveland, Ohio in April.

During a Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation study, up to 43 percent of fish released after being caught died within six days as a result of inadequate holding and weigh in procedures during tournaments.

During his school and college days he was a keen hockey player and represented Delhi University and Delhi in various tournaments.

During this period top-class tournaments were rare and Zukertort's best performances were mostly in matches, notably against Anderssen in 1871 and Joseph Henry Blackburne in 1881 ( 6 wins, 2 losses, 5 draws ).

During the Fourth Test news broke that prominent England players had agreed to take part in a " rebel tour " of South Africa the following winter ; three of them ( Tim Robinson, Neil Foster and John Emburey ) were playing in the match, and were subsequently dropped from the England side.

During the late 1960s, the Baseball Players Union became much stronger and conflicts between owners and the players ' union led to major work stoppages in 1972, 1981, and 1994.

During their most productive years, the Orioles saw three of its players named MVP: ( Frank Robinson in 1966 ; Boog Powell in 1970 ; and Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1983 ).

During the game, players describe their PC's intended actions, such as punching an opponent or picking a lock, and converse with the DM in character – who then describes the result or response.

During the 2004 offseason, the Wings focused on keeping players they already had instead of being active on the free agent market, resigning several players before the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout canceled the season.

During the same time, a prominent school of bass players in the Czech region arose, which included Franz Simandl, Theodore Albin Findeisen, Josef Hrabe, Ludwig Manoly, and Adolf Mišek.

* Director: During the game, while each of the other players typically controls the actions of one of the Player Characters, the GM decides the actions of all the NPCs as they are needed.

During this era the Coulter Law discouraged club administrators from poaching players from each other's clubs.

During his tenure, he sponsored more African American players than any other major league executive.

During the 13th century, when the gold mines in modern day Mali started to dry up, Bonoman and later other Akan states began to rise to promince as the major players in the Gold trade.

* 1962 – During the 1962 FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.

During the journey to Australia, some players reported that Jardine told them to hate the Australians in order to defeat them, while instructing them to refer to Bradman as " the little bastard.

During their history, the Giants have featured 15 Hall of Fame players, including NFL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award winners Mel Hein, Frank Gifford, Charlie Conerly, Y.

During the period the Giants were led by Hall of Fame coach Steve Owen, and Hall of Fame players Mel Hein, Red Badgro, and Tuffy Leemans.

During this period in their history, standout players included defensive end Michael Strahan, who set the NFL single season record in sacks in 2001, and running back Tiki Barber, who set a team record for rushing yards in a season in 2005.

During the game, players take control of one of a selection of Mario franchise characters and drive karts around tracks with Mario series theme.

During this decade, the Giants gave up many players who became successful elsewhere.

During the early 1900s, the game was banned in Russia because the rulers at the time believed that playing the game had an adverse effect on players ' eyesight.

During the investigations into PED use earlier in the decade, several other former Rangers players were criticized for possible use of performance-enhancers.

During the course of the game, players take turns selecting one of their worms.

During the early 1940s World War II had an enormous impact on Major League Baseball as many players including many of the most successful stars joined the war effort.

During the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, there were strict limits imposed on foreign players.

During a game against the Houston Astros on May 25, 2006, Robinson pulled Nationals catcher Matt LeCroy during the middle of the 7th inning, violating an unwritten rule that managers do not remove position players in the middle of an inning.