Profiles the record breakers and record makers, statistics and facts for professional and amateur sports, as well as highlighting both summer and winter olympic

All major U.S. sports are covered year by year, team by team. Special sections cover professional and college football and basketball, baseball, hockey, horse r

Fast access to the facts--the 1997 Information Please Sports Almanac showcases all the winners and losers, year by year, sport by sport, like no other almanac.