History of Sports

Theodore Roosevelt climed the matterhorn in 1881.

It is usaully red, or pink and yellow.

But it doesn't really matter because bulls are colourblind

The Korean War began when North Korean troops swept across the thirty-eighth parallel and quickly drove the troops of the Republic of Korea to the toe of the Korean peninsula, in June, 1950. This was a test of the Truman Doctrine, and the policy of "containment." President Truman had stationed American troops in South Korea and an American fleet was already in Korean waters. Thanks to the absence of the Soviet delegation at the United Nations, Truman got that body to sponsor a "police action" in Korea to push the North Koreans back across the thirty-eighth parallel. The US made up most of the "police" in Korea

John Mecom Jr. was an oil man, and New Orleans' economy was built on the oil and gas industry. So, when deciding on colors for New Orleans' NFL franchise, they chose black and gold, as in "black gold"... A term used to refer to crude oil.

Percy Harvin ran the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine in 4.41 seconds.

He had four wives.

While the actual numbers are not available, the answer has to be Sachin Tendulkar, the cricketer by far. His current endorsement deal is worth Rs. 1.8 billion over 3 years, or Rs. 600 million a year (about US$ 15 million a year). This does not include his match fees and other payments made by the BCCI as well as his IPL contract income.

The First perso to ever run a marathon was actually a women named "Kathrine Switzer". It was in the years of 1967 in Boston

The Victorian Football League commenced as a formal entity in 1896 with the following 8 clubs:

Geelong, Essendon, Collingwood, Carlton, St. Kilda, Fitzroy (now the Brisbane Lions), Melbourne and South Melbourne (now the Sydney Swans).

In 1897, the competition began in earnest with Essendon being the Champions.

In 1990, the competition was nationalized to form the AFL, with the following line up of teams at the time:

Geelong, Essendon, Collingwood, Carlton, St. Kilda, Brisbane Bears, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Sydney Swans, Footscray, Hawthorn, Richmond and West Coast Eagles.

There have now been many more interstate teams added since that time.

If you're referring to Deion Sanders, he never played in a major league baseball game and an NFL game the same day. On October 11, 1992, he played for the Atlanta Falcons in their 21-17 afternoon loss to the Miami Dolphins in Miami. He then caught a plane to Pittsburgh, where his Atlanta Braves were playing the Pirates in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Although he was in uniform and available, the Braves did not play him that night.

Sanders is the only man to play in a Super Bowl and a World Series. He won world championships with the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX and the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX. He batted .533 (8-for-15) against the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1992 World Series, but Toronto defeated Atlanta in six games.

He also is the only person to hit a home run in major league play and score a touchdown in the NFL in the same week. On Tuesday, September 5, 1989, he hit a home run for the New York Yankees in a 12-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Seattle. Five days later, on September 10, 1989, Sanders was in a Falcons uniform in Atlanta, and he returned a punt for a 68-yard touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams.

Disbanding the league of nations

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Dallas Seavey and he's 18 years old!!

Arkansas Travelers

Arkansas has two minor league teams. The Arkansas Travelers, located in North Little Rock, AR, are a Double A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Northwest Arkansas Naturals, located in Springdale, AR, are a Double A affilate of the Kansas City Royals.

Also, the University of Arkansas baseball team is the Razorbacks.

the stone age dinosaurs used and made the first bow and arrows.

The Lausanne Football and Cricket Club was founded in 1860. This was one of the first clubs to play football.

The first Saturday in May is the time of year when the Kentucky Derby is held. That's why the 136th running of the Derby was on May 1st in the year 2010. The 137th will be held on May 7, 2011.

Calcio, tennis, ciclismo, pallavolo, pallacanestro, motocross, formula uno...

No - once a player has fouled out of the game he/she is disqualified and not permitted to perform any role on the court.

Cassius Clay was the original name of the legendary Boxer Muhammed Ali. Clay claimed a religious conversion to Islam and subsequently changed his name. He was the heavy weight Olympic champion boxer who turned professional and later changed his name to Muhammad Ali.

Ebbet's Field was a major league baseball park located in Brooklyn, New York. It closed on September 24, 1957 and was demolished on February 23, 1960.

swimming

gymnastics

long jump

high jump

table tennis

ice skating

triathlon

sprint

volleyball

Sailing

judo

fencing

shooting

rowing

cycling

There are 4 traditional positions in lacrosse, but as it got more evolved into changed into 5 with some people only specializing in one thing.

These are the traditional positions-

Attack

Midfield

Defense

Goalie

Extra positions that were added-

Long Stick Midfielder

Faceoff specialist

Defensive/Offensive midfielder

Many more

Everyone can play basketball if you have the dedication. Professional women players play in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) while professional men players play in the National Basketball Association.

they play football aka soccer, baseball, and the Olympics