Free Download John Walters, Larry Keith, "Sports in America! 2000 - 2009"
English | 2010 | pages: 97 | ISBN: 1604134577 | PDF | 6,8 mb
The first decade of the 21st century has seen many exciting sporting contests and records set and broken. Michael Phelps stunned Olympic audiences as he swam to a record eight gold medals and seven world records in 2008, Lance Armstrong won his record-breaking seventh Tour de France, and the Yankees and the Mets squared off for the first "Subway Series" in almost half a century. In the new2000-2009, readers will relive these exciting sports moments, learning in depth the details surrounding these sporting achievements.
Highlights include:
- The 2000 World Series, the first "Subway Series" since 1956,pits the New York Yankees against the New York Mets
- NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in a crash during the 2001 Daytona 500
- The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA championship for the third consecutive year in 2002
- Lance Armstrong wins the Tour de France for a record-breaking seventh consecutive year in 2005
- At the 2008 Olympics, swimmer Michael Phelps wins a record eight gold medals and sets seven new world records.
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