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World's Oldest Team Sport: the Mesoamerican Ball Game - Jack H. Schick
The first organized team sport in human history has been played for over 3,500 years in Mesoamerica. An game using a rubber ball and teams was developed by the Olmec culture of the lowland Gulf Coast of Mexico by 1,500 BCE. Forms of the game were played by the succeeding Mesoamerican cultures up... Submitted 89 days 13 hours ago.

What's the Most Expensive Amateur Sport - Dianne Lehmann
I've been riding and learning about horses for a little over two years now. But it wasn't until a few months ago that I subscribed to two horse related magazines in an ongoing and sometimes desperate attempt to expand my knowledge base. Recently, as a result, I've started receiving horse related... Submitted 312 days 22 hours ago.

Geocaching - What is Geocaching and How Do I Play? - Lorrie Davids
Geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing) is a high tech treasure hunting sport using your GPS unit. The point of the game is to locate containers called a cache and document your find. Originally called gpsstashing, the first recorded geocaching event was May 3, 2000 in Oregon. The container hid... Submitted 331 days 13 hours ago.

Floyd Landis: The Antithesis to Lance Armstrong? - Joseph Collins
The last week in July 2006 set a new standard for shock and awe: three unrelated sports doping cases in the news at once. Barry Bonds, slugger for the SF Giants has lingered in the news for months over steroid allegations. Add to that Floyd Landis, winner of the 2006 Tour de France, and Justin... Submitted 5 years 188 days ago.

World Cup Cricket 2011 Finals – Tarot Predictions - India v/s Sri Lanka - Drunken Mystic
Emotions are still high and I am haven’t yet got over with the hangover of the India - Pakistan semi-final clash. I had four glasses of lemon detox today and it hasn’t been of any use – I think! My mood swings intensified and somehow managed to produce some kind of tarot... Submitted 316 days 17 hours ago.

World Cup 2011 Semi-Finals - Shook the Nerves - India Inches Closer to Trophy - Drunken Mystic
For the one and a half billion Indians, cricket is bigger than God and in fact, cricket is God. Never dare to say anything negative, about the Indian Cricket Team especially Submitted 317 days 7 hours ago.

India v/s Pakistan - Is it Just a Game or War? Semi-final Scheduled for Tomorrow at Mohali - Drunken Mystic
Ever since I realized there was a country called Pakistan across the border and we play cricket against them, there have always been feelings of animosity, hatred and despise amongst the cricket players of the two nations. Why is there so much hatred, prejudice and hostility between the two... Submitted 318 days 19 hours ago.

A Christmas Carol for today's athlete - Tony Price
A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were sitting on the couch watching a college basketball game. When one of the athletes took a charge and as he was falling you could see a quick glimpse of his compression shorts complete with padding in the thigh area and my wife immediately asked what is he... Submitted 1 year 66 days ago.

Life Lessons From World Cup Soccer Even For People Who Hate Soccer - - Mogama
Begun in 1930 World Cup Soccer takes place every four years. Over the span of one month 32 teams, usually representing all liveable continents, participate in the equivalent of American college basketball's March Madness. Though soccer is becoming more and more popular in the United States... Submitted 1 year 237 days ago.

Sporting Scandals – Celebrities and Money Sucking the Pride From the Sport We Love - Julian Price
Competitive sport runs through the very veins of our society and culture, yet much of our sport has become inaccessible thanks to its wall of money and superstar celebrity status. Sport has been taken away and in many cases, made exclusive. The kids in the street who dream of being the next... Submitted 2 years 19 days ago.

What Are The Chances My Child Will Get A Sports Scholarship To College? - Laura Trahan
In today’s society, we start our kids out young in sports in hope of one day bringing home the big money in the form of a college scholarship. We line the soccer fields, travel across the country for baseball, volleyball, softball or whatever sport our child is interested in at the time for... Submitted 3 years 202 days ago.

Head Butt? Careful -- Who's The Head And Who's The Butt? - Octavia Hansen
We've all seen television and movies where some mean guy head butts some other guy. It looks tough and nobody cries when they do it. Must be okay, right? WRONG! Don't do this. This is a fantasy thing, same way a fight will last a hour and everyone walks away okay, or someone walks away from a car... Submitted 133 days 23 hours ago.

Nadal is French Open Final Winner: Federer Defeated Roland Garros 2011 Grand Slam Tennis - Julian Price
Rafael Nadal wins French Open 2011 defeating Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1. Nadal and Federer are perhaps the greatest rivals in the modern era of tennis and on Sunday 5 th June 2011 they meet again in a Grand Slam Final in Paris. There is even a Wikipedia page dedicated entirely to their... Submitted 250 days 23 hours ago.

Wouter Weylandt Dies - Cyclist Killed during Giro d’Italia Race Crash - Julian Price
Cyclist Wouter Weylandt has died after falling during stage three of the Giro d’Italia on Monday 9 th May 2011. Weylandt who was 26, fell whilst travelling at high speed during the race. Reports suggest that the Belgian cyclist, who rode for the Leopard – Trek team, lay motionless... Submitted 277 days 20 hours ago.

IPL-4 Match Fixtures-Schedule Dates,Timing,Venues in IPL 2011 - - Dakhsh Jain
IPL Season 4, 2011 Match Fixtures Scheduled Dates,Timing,Teams and Venues. Indian Premier League 2011 match information. 74 Matches to be played starting from 8th April at 8pm Indian Standard Time. 10 teams to be playing in IPL 2011 at 13 venues/stadiums across the country. Apr 8 8PM . Chennai... Submitted 311 days 22 hours ago.

Indian Premier League 2011-IPL Season 4-IPL 2011 Sure To Rise Cricket Fever - - Dakhsh Jain
Indian Premier League 2011 (DLF IPL Season 4,T20) scheduled to start 8th April onwards . IPL 2011, fourth season promises to be much exciting as the Cricket World cup 2011 won by India . IPL 4th season is scheduled to have 74 matche Submitted 313 days ago.

India Wins ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Championship Trophy-Countrymen Delighted - - Dakhsh Jain
India won the World Cup 2011 beating Srilanka in the final winning the ICC Cricket World Cup. It took 28 years to live the glory again after the famous 1983 World Cup win. India started as the cup winning favorites pre-tournament . They justified the favoritism and proved today that India is... Submitted 314 days 16 hours ago.

Who Won Toss Confusion At Final-Coin Flipped Twice-Advantage Srilanka? - - Dakhsh Jain
Who won the toss in the world cup final today on the first coin flip? There was confusion on the field when the coin was tossed that who won it India (Ms Dhoni) or Srilanka (Sangakara)? Match referee couldn't decide on the first time who won, because he said he couldn't hear anything because of... Submitted 315 days 4 hours ago.

Who Will Win World Cup 2011 Final - India Or Srilanka? Muralitharan Unfit To Play - - Dakhsh Jain
Who will win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Final - India or Srilanka? Muralitharan's fitness is a doubt and is unfit to play. India should not allow him just to bowl and not field . If he is 100% he plays or else sits out completely. Its real cricket we talking about and its final. No charity... Submitted 315 days 19 hours ago.

India vs Srilanka World Cup 2011 Final or Tendulkar vs Muralitharan Final Countdown? - - Dakhsh Jain
Who will win India vs Srilanka world cup final 2011 to be held tomorrow at Mumbai? Tickets are booked, bets are placed, players are ready and bookmakers cup favorite stays India. India is clearly been on a dream run desiring to defeat oppositions for winning the world cup at home. For some its... Submitted 316 days 3 hours ago.

World Cup Final 2011 India vs Srilanka:Will India Win World Cup 2011? - - Dakhsh Jain
India won the World Cup 2011 beating Srilanka in the final winning the ICC Cricket World Cup. It took 28 years to live the glory again after the famous 1983 World Cup win. India started as the cup winning favorites pre-tournament . They justified the favoritism and proved today that India is... Submitted 317 days 19 hours ago.

India vs Pakistan Semifinal War To Win World Cup 2011-India Wins Awesomely - - Dakhsh Jain
India wins the semifinal match against Pakistan, bowls them all out within 50 overs and wins by 29 runs. Now tears into world cup 2011 final match between India vs Srilanka . Boarding passes for the Pakistan team are ready for them to leave for home and go back where they belong to reminding... Submitted 321 days 19 hours ago.

South Africa vs New Zealand-3rd Quarter Final-Who Will Win SA or NZ? Update 1 - - Dakhsh Jain
Update- New Zealand (NZ) in all control of the quarter final match against South Africa (SA) What a match it has turned around to be! With 6 wickets down South Africa struggling to get runs. Looks like Kiwi's are going to win the match upsetting South Africa and proving that they cant handle... Submitted 323 days 19 hours ago.

India vs Australia Quarter Final-Who Will Win Today? Cricket World Cup 2011-Update 2 - - Dakhsh Jain
Update 2 - Yes Yes Yes India Wins!! The roads for Australia has been closed and now India will face Pakistan in the Semi finals next Wednesday at Mohali! This is quite a win and we look prepare to win the world cup. India Rocks! Update 1 - Australia sets a target of 261 for India to win the... Submitted 324 days 14 hours ago.

Cricket - Spot-fixing Seems to Get The Better of World Cup Cricket - ICC Investigates - Drunken Mystic
Speculation has been haunting the world of cricket for long and the ghost for speculation is match-fixing or spot-fixing. A group of people bet on the results of the match or a particular bowler or batsman as in how many wickets is he going to take within a particular number overs, or even how... Submitted 347 days 5 hours ago.