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Consecutive games in which the Islanders have failed to defeat the Capitals-New York is 0-18-3 in those matches—after a 3-2 loss on New Year's Day.

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Racers who died on the Daytona International Speedway in 2001, a track record: NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, two motorcyclists and go-kart driver Michael Davis Jr., who crashed during a Dec. 30 competition.

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Generations of the Shea family (SI, Dec. 17) to qualify for the Olympics now that Jim Jr. has made the 2002 U.S. skeleton team, following the paths of grandfather Jack, a speed-skater, and father Jim a cross-country skier.

$4,700,000
Salary for Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui (.333, 36 HR, 104 RBI last season), a Japan League record for a one-year contract.