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In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
All-Star Comics #58 Star-Lord: 1976 (January) Marvel Steve Englehart, Steve Gan: Marvel Preview #4 Codename: Assassin: 1976 (February) DC Gerry Conway, Nestor Redondo: 1st Issue Special #11 Kobra: 1976 (February) DC Jack Kirby, Steve Sherman Kobra #1 Hellcat: 1976 (February) Marvel Steve Englehart, George Pérez: The Avengers #144 Starman ...
Both leagues share an All-Star break, with no regular-season games scheduled from the day before through two days [1] after the All-Star Game, with the exception of a single Thursday night game starting in the 2018 season. Some additional events and festivities associated with the game take place each year close to and during this break in the ...
A second game was played for four seasons, from 1959 through 1962. The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award was introduced in 1962 and the first recipient was Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2008 game featured the longest All-Star Game by time: 4 hours 50 minutes, and tied for innings at 15 with the 1967 game.
Below is a list of starting pitchers for the American League and National League in each Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Major League Baseball has held an All-Star Game nearly every year since 1933; no All-Star Game was held in 1945 or 2020, and two All-Star Games per year were held from 1959 to 1962. [1]
As of February 1, 2024, 453 players have been selected to an All-Star Game roster at least once. Of these, 312 of them have earned multiple selections to the game. LeBron James holds the record for most All-Star Game selections (20), most consecutive selections (20), most games played (20), and most consecutive games played (20).
Eddie Shore was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 8 times. King Clancy was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 4 times. Bill Cook was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 4 times. Tiny Thompson was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 4 times. Art Coulter was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 4 times. Syl Apps was selected to the NHL All-Star Team 5 times.
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is the annual all-star game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and showcases 24 of the league's star players. Since 2022, it was held on the third Sunday of February, the same day that the Daytona 500 was held, and one week after the Super Bowl .