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2007 NCAA Championship Playoffs

DIVISION I-AAQuarterfinals(Dec. 1, 2007)Delaware 39, Northern Iowa 27Southern Illinois 34, Massachusetts 27Appalachian St 38, Eastern Washington 35Richmond 21, Wofford 10Semifinals(Dec. 7–8,…

Potomac

(Encyclopedia) PotomacPotomacpətōˈmək [key], river, 285 mi (459 km) long, formed SE of Cumberland, Md., by the confluence of its North and South branches and flowing generally SE to Chesapeake Bay.…

Gaspé Peninsula

(Encyclopedia) Gaspé Peninsula or GaspésieGaspé Peninsulagäspāzēˈ [key], tongue of land, E Que., Canada, between the estuary of the St. Lawrence River on the north and Chaleur Bay on the south, and…

2005 NCAA Championship Playoffs

DIVISION I-AAQuarterfinals(Dec. 3, 2005)Northern Iowa 24, New Hampshire 21Texas State 14, Cal Poly 7Furman 24, Richmond 20Appalachian State 38, Southern Ill. 24Semifinals(Dec. 9–10, 2005)…

2006 NCAA Championship Playoffs

  DIVISION I-AA Quarterfinals (Dec. 2, 2006)   Massachusetts 24, New Hampshire 17   Appalachian State 38, Montana State 17   Youngstown State 28, Illinois State 21  …

Scottsbluff

(Encyclopedia) ScottsbluffScottsbluffskŏtsˈblŭfˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 13,711), Scotts Bluff co., W Nebr., on the North Platte River near the Wyo. line; inc. 1900. It is the market, distribution,…

Goodnight, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Goodnight, Charles, 1836–1929, Texas cattleman, b. Macoupin co., Ill. He went to Texas in 1846, where he joined the Texas Rangers and became a noted scout and Indian fighter. He was…

bluefish

(Encyclopedia) bluefish, voracious marine fish of the family Pomatomidae, resembling the pompano but more closely related to the sea basses (see bass, in zoology). Bluefish are found in the warm…