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SEARCH BASICS

To enter a query, select either the "web" or "site" radio button. If you would like to search the entire Internet, select "web." If you would like to refine your search to query only CNNSI.com, select "site." Then, just type in a few descriptive words and hit the "FIND NOW" button for a list of relevant results. The search returns only Web pages or stories that contain all the words in your query. Refining or narrowing your search is as simple as adding more words to the search terms you have already entered. CNNSI.com's site search is designed to be simple and easy for our users. If you do not find your search term right away, use these tips to try to refine your search.

The more words you type in, the more specific your results.
Put double-quotes around phrases that you want to find. For example, if you're searching for the specific phrase Michael Jordan, type in "Michael Jordan".

Always double-check your spelling if no results are returned.
If no results are returned, review the terms that you entered to make sure you did not mispell any terms. If you did, correct the spelling and try your search agtain

Only documents containing all of the words in the query will be returned.
If you are looking for a very specific item, type in several words that will definitely be included in that document. For example, if you're looking for articles on college football, type in both "college" and "football". If you're looking for something less specific, just type in "football" and you'll get more matches.

Search results are returned sorted by relevance first, then secondarily sorted by date.
If your search is time or date-sensitive, try clicking on the link that says "sort results by date" to pull up older documents that may be more relevant.

Select words or phrases that are descriptive.
Think about how you would describe the perfect story or resource for your search. If you want information Tiger Woods at the Grand Slam of Golf event, type in exactly that -- "Tiger Woods Grand Slam of Golf" (remember to use double-quotes).

Try word variations.
Enter in variants of the search word, such as synonyms or the plural forms of a word. For example, enter "penalties" in place of "facemasking."

Try using conjunctions to refine your search.
If you are having difficulties finding your search terms, try using either the "AND", "OR", and/or the "()" conjunctions. For example, to search for either Muhammad Ali or Cassius Clay, enter "Muhammad Ali" AND "Cassius Clay".

WEB SEARCH (enhanced by Google)

"+" searches
Common words and characters such as "where" and "how" are ignored, as well as certain single digits and single letters, because they tend to slow down your search without improving the results. If a common word is essential to getting the results you want, you can include it by putting a "+" sign in front of it (Be sure to include a space before the "+" sign). For example, to search for "Star Wars Episode I," use "Star Wars Episode +I" (with or without the quotation marks).

" - " searches
Sometimes what you are searching for has more than one meaning; "bass" can refer to fishing or music. You can exclude a word from your search by putting a minus sign ("-") immediately in front of the term you want to avoid (Be sure to include a space before the minus sign). For example, to find Web pages about bass that do not contain the word "music," type: "bass -music"

Domain Restrict
If you know the Web site you want to search but are not sure where the information is located within that site, you can search only that domain. Do this by entering what you are looking for followed by the word "site" and a colon followed by the domain name. For example, to find stories about George Bush information on CNN.com, enter: "George Bush site:www.cnn.com"

SITE SEARCH

Search results are returned sorted by relevance first, then secondarily sorted by date. If your search is time or date-sensitive, try clicking on the link that says "sort results by date" to pull up older documents that may be more relevant.