High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985 World Series began on October 19, 1985 and ended October 27. The American League champion Kansas City Royals played against the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals, winning the series four games to three. The Series was popularly known as the "Show-Me Series", or the "I-70 Showdown Series," as both cities are in Missouri, connected by Interstate 70.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985 American League Championship Series was played between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 8 to October 16. Major League Baseball decided to extend the Championship Series in both leagues from its best-of-five (1969–1984) to the current best-of-seven format starting with this year, and it proved pivotal in the outcome of the ALCS. The Blue Jays seemingly put a stranglehold on the Series, earning a three games to one lead over the Royals after four games. However, Kansas City staged an improbable comeback, winning the next three games to win the Series four games to three. The Royals would proceed to defeat their cross-state rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals,...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985 Kansas City Royals season ended with the Royals` first world championship win over their intrastate rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Royals won the Western Division of the American League for the second consecutive season and the sixth time in ten years. The team improved its record to 91–71 on the strength of its pitching, led by Bret Saberhagen`s Cy Young Award-winning performance.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stefan Edberg defeated Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Men`s Singles tennis title at the 1985 Australian Open.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985 NCAA Women`s Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 14 and ended on March 31 and featured 32 teams. The Final Four consisted of Old Dominion, Northeast Louisiana, Western Kentucky, and Georgia, with Old Dominion defeating Georgia, 70–65 in the championship game. Old Dominion`s Tracy Claxton was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 in the final to win the Women`s Singles tennis title at the 1985 French Open.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the Men`s Singles title at the 1985 US Open.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985 French Open Men`s Singles was won by Mats Wilander, who defeated Ivan Lendl 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 in the final.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985 International Formula 3000 season was scheduled over 12 rounds and contested over 11 rounds. 14 different teams tried their luck with 33 different drivers and 7 different chassis.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985 IndyCar season, the seventh in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 15 races, beginning in Long Beach, California on April 14 and concluding in Miami, Florida on November 10. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers` Champion was Al Unser and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Danny Sullivan. Rookie of the Year was Arie Luyendyk. The 69th Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by the USAC, but counted in the CART points standings.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Chicago Cubs 1985 season opened with high hopes as the Cubs had won the National League East title the year before. However, injuries were a major factor as four of the Cubs` starting pitchers were on the disabled list at the same time.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985 Federation Cup was the 23rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women`s tennis. The tournament was held at the Nagoya Green Tennis Club in Nagoya, Japan, from 6–14 October. Czechoslovakia defeated the United States in the final, giving Czechoslovakia their 4th and 3rd consecutive title.
Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985–86 Scottish Cup was the 101st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Hearts in the final. Scottish Cup is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association. The Scottish Cup trophy is the oldest original national trophy in the world. It was first held in 1873-74, with the first winners being Queen's Park. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985-1986 Yugoslav First League season was marked by scandal and controversy due to allegedly wide match-fixing during the last week of fixtures (week 34). After the last week was played, FK Partizan was crowned champion due to better goal difference than second-placed Red Star Belgrade. Each club agreed to play the replay except for FK Partizan. As a result its week 34 fixture was registered as a 0-3 loss, and the club was thus stripped of the league title, which was now awarded to Red Star. Based on this decision, it was Red Star Belgrade who got to represent SFR Yugoslavia in the 1986-87 UEFA European Champions' Cup. What followed on domestic front was a series of appeals and lawsuits...
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985-86 Rugby Football League season was the 91st ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August, 1985 until May, 1986 for the Slalom Lager Championship. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The NFL playoffs following the 1985 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XX. Because the Jets and Giants both used Giants Stadium as their home field, the two wild card playoff games were held on different days. In the NFL's first ever playoff game at Giants Stadium, the Patriots dominated the Jets by forcing 4 turnovers and 5 sacks. New England jumped to 3-0 lead in the first quarter after Tony Franklin made a 33-yard field goal. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985-86 NHL season was the 69th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. This season saw the league's Board of Governors introduce the Presidents' Trophy, which would go to the team with the best overall record in the NHL regular season. The Edmonton Oilers would be the first winners of this award. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Calgary Flames four games to one in the final series to win the Stanley Cup. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985-86 season was the 106th season of competitive football in England.The championship crown went to Liverpool for the 16th time in their history at the end of their first season under the management of Kenny Dalglish, but they had to fight off some very stiff competition to get the big prize. Neighbours Everton came second, having been first for nearly the entire campaign and looked favourites to win a second successive title, however a monumental finish from Liverpool which saw them win 8 out of their last 9 games, to eventually win the title, while West Ham United came third and Manchester United finished in fourth place. Atkinson's United side had looked set for title glory after...
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1985–86 Calgary Flames season was the sixth season in Calgary and 14th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). It was a banner season for the Flames, who overcame a franchise record eleven game losing streak to finish 2nd in the Smythe Division and captured the franchise's first Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as Campbell Conference champions. In doing so, they became the first Calgary team to reach the Stanley Cup Finals since the Calgary Tigers in 1923–24. The Flames season ended at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens, who defeated Calgary in five games in the final. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга...
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