High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Meredith McGrath and Matt Lucena were the defending champions but only Lucena competed that year with Kimberly Po.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1996 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Saturday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 season saw the Dodgers remain atop the standings most of the season. However, longtime manager Tommy Lasorda suffered a heart attack in mid-season and had to step down. Bill Russell, Lasorda`s bench coach and a former Dodger player, was chosen to manage the rest of the season.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 Baltimore Ravens season was the franchise`s inaugural season in the National Football League (NFL) and at their home stadium, Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore remained without an NFL football franchise for 13 years after the Baltimore Colts relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The ABC Under-22 Championship 1996 is the 2nd edition of the ABC`s championship for young men basketball. The games were held at Shanghai from November 1–9, 1996.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The St. Louis Cardinals 1996 season was the team`s 115th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 105th season in the National League. During the first year of the William DeWitt, Jr. era, the Cardinals went 88-74 during the season and won their first-ever National League Central division title by six games over the Houston Astros. They beat the San Diego Padres in the NLDS, but fell in 7 games to the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. DeWitt, along with Drew Bauer and Fred Hanser had bought the Cardinals from Anheuser-Busch during the 1995-96 offseason.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 Green Bay Packers season was the team`s 76th in the National Football League, which culminated with the franchise winning its third Super Bowl and league-record 12th NFL World Championship . The Packers posted a league-best 13-3 regular season won-loss record, going 8-0 at home and 5-3 on the road. It was the first time since 1962 that the club went undefeated at home. Additionally, the Packers had the NFL`s highest-scoring offense and allowed the fewest points on defense. Green Bay was the first team to accomplish both feats in the same season since the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins. The Packers also allowed the fewest yards in the NFL and set a record for punt return yardage.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began March 17 and ended November 3. Ron Hornaday of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the championship.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The ABC Under-18 Championship 1996 is the 14th edition of the ABC`s junior championship for basketball. The games were held at Johor Bahru, Malaysia from September 1–10, 1996.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; SB = Stolen Bases
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Group B of the 1996 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II is one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 1996 Fed Cup. Seven teams competed in a round robin competition, with the teams coming first advancing to Group I in 1997.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Men`s Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the complex of Catalan sports club Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from Friday January 19 to Sunday January 28, 1996. Eight nations took part, and they played a round robin. The top five teams joined Australia (Oceania Cup winner), Argentina (Pan American Games winner), Pakistan (World Cup winner), South Korea (Asian Games winner), Germany (European Nations Cup winner) and South Africa (All Africa Games winner), and the United States (hosts).