In February 2002, the International Olympic Committee retroactively decided that the curling competition from the 1924 Winter Olympics ( originally called Semaine des Sports d ' Hiver, or International Winter Sports Week ) would be considered official Olympic events and no longer be considered demonstration events.

In 1982, it was sold to the same family's Titan Sports company, which later changed its name to World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, before becoming World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002, and simplified to WWE in 2011.

* Sports: The best golfers in Europe and the United States begin competition for the 2002 Ryder Cup at The Belfry in England.

Construction management was conducted by Turner Construction Sports, and proved to be of remarkably little disruption to the 2001 and 2002 seasons.

* Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois ( 2002 ).

Roone Pickney Arledge, Jr. ( July 8, 1931 – December 5, 2002 ) was an American sports and news broadcasting pioneer who was president of ABC Sports from 1968 until 1986 and ABC News from 1977 until 1998, and a key part of the company's rise to competition with the two other main television networks, NBC and CBS, in the 1960s, ' 70s, ' 80s and ' 90s.

The Best Damn Sports Show Period aired the first mixed martial arts match on American cable television in June 2002, as well as the main event showcasing Chuck Liddell vs. Vitor Belfort at UFC 37. 5.

He was an inaugural inductee into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

Athlone Regional Sports Centre is a facility ( established May 2002 ) developed by the Town Council, this facility has a swimming pool, gym and astro turf pitches.

* Guildford Rugby Club ( formed in 2002 following the merger of Guildford & Godalming RFC and Old Guildfordians RFC ) plays in the London 2 South West league at the Broadwater Sports Club in Godalming

In addition, on 2 February 2002 a companion station, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, was launched as a digital-only service to complement the range of sport and to avoid clashes ; previously BBC Local Radio stations were used.

On March 18, 2002, Boston College's Athletics program was named to the College Sports Honor Roll as one of the nation's top 20 programs by U. S. News & World Report.

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* Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois ( 2002 ).

For his efforts, Schmidt has been named American Baseball Coaches Association / Diamond Sports NCAA Division III Central Regional " Coach Of The Year " nine times ( 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2009 ), won the ABCA / Louisville Slugger Conference Award seven times from 1993 – 99, and has been named CCIW " Baseball Coach of the Year " on 10 occasions ( 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2009 ).

* The Best Damn Sports Show Period ( 2001 – 2002 ) TV series

On December 5, 2002, the Utah Starzz was bought by Spurs Sports & Entertainment, and it was announced that the Starzz would move immediately to San Antonio, Texas and change their nickname to the Silver Stars.

Konami Sports Corporation acquired the shares of Daiei Olympic Sports Club, Inc. ( currently Konami Olympic Sports Club Corporation, which would be merged by Konami Sports Corporation in October 2002 ) and became Konami's subsidiary.

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The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece ( 2002 )

* Trout and Salmon of North America </ cite >, Robert J. Behnke, Illustrated by Joseph R. Tomelleri, The Free Press, 2002, hardcover, 359 pages, ISBN 0-7432-2220-2

* Westlake, Ray ( 2002 ), English and Welsh Infantry Regiments: An Illustrated Record of Service.

* Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin, Dr. Gerald Stortz, and Father Jim Wahl, ' Enthusiasm for the Truth: An Illustrated History of Saint Jerome's University ', ( Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press © 2002 )

( 2002 ) British Hoverflies An Illustrated Identification Guide.

* The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religion ( 2002 — editor )

* In 2002, Sports Illustrated named The Sweet Science, a collection of Liebling's essays on boxing, the number one sports book of all time.

* Wild In The Streets USA Sports Illustrated article, ( 18 March 2002 )

: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games is a book published in April 2002 by McGraw-Hill Osborne Media.

* Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin ' Enthusiasm for the Truth: An Illustrated History of Saint Jerome's University ', ( Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press © 2002 )

Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff devoted a chapter of his 2002 basketball book, Big Game, Small World ( ISBN 0-446-52601-0 ), to this rivalry.

* Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin ' Enthusiasm for the Truth: An Illustrated History of Saint Jerome's University ', ( Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press © 2002 )

In 2002, Mathis became the first male soccer player in eight years to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated in its World Cup preview issue.

In 2002, Pennsbury High School's prom tradition caught the attention of Sports Illustrated senior writer Michael Bamberger.

After working in Milan for a few years, she was featured in 1999 in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and made the cover of the magazine first in 2002 and again in 2006.

For example, in 2001 and 2002, The United States Smokeless Tobacco Company ran advertisements for its Rooster brand in Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated respectively.

The Blanket: an Illustrated History of the Hudson's Bay Point Blanket ( HBC, 2002 ) and A Collector's Guide to Point Blankets ( Cinetel, 2003 )

An Illustrated History is the 2nd North American album release by Japanese pop group Puffy AmiYumi, released on May 21st, 2002.

Sports Illustrated for Women was published by Time Inc ." It ran for 20 issues, between March 2000 and November 2002, targeting an audience of women, 18 – 34 years old, with " a passion for sports.

" She appeared in the Sports Illustrated " Swimsuit Issue " in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006 as well as MTV's House of Style.

* Shakespeare: An Illustrated Biography ( 2002 )

Three days earlier, Sports Illustrated reported that it had found evidence that the memorabilia-for-tattoos scandal dated back to at least the 2002 national championship season, and as many as 28 players were involved.

Sports Illustrated placed Hoffman on the cover of their May 13, 2002 issue with the headline " The Secret of San Diego: Why Trevor Hoffman of the Padres is the best closer ( ever )".

She was featured in the 2002 and 2003 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, appeared in two editions of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and was also featured in their catalogs and their book celebrating the company's 10th anniversary, entitled Sexy.