Sports Resources
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Sports Publications
- Backpacker Magazine Features gear, trip suggestions, tips, and stories relating to hiking and camping.
- Bicycling The website companion to Bicycling Magazine, with information about bikes and gear, training and nutrition, repair, and more.
- Black Belt Magazine Covers the martial arts including self defense, fitness, history, and philosophy.
- Boating Magazine Full of boat reviews, boating safety, boating maintenance tips, gear reviews, and more.
- ESPN
- Golf Digest Reviews equipment, provides tips on improving your swing, profiles the pros, and reviews golf courses.
- International Gymnast Magazine Online The companion site to International Gymnast Magazine, this site provides the latest news in competitive gymnastics.
- Outside Covers outside activities such as hiking, camping, bicycling, and more.
- Runner's World Companion to the magazine, this site provides information about races, gear, health, training, and more.
- Sailing Magazine All about sailboats and sailing including boat reviews, safety, equipment, racing, and more.
- Ski Magazine Reviews ski resorts and equipment, provides tips on improving your technique, suggests how to maintain your equipment, and profiles professional skiers.
- Sporting News
- Sports Illustrated
- Transworld Skateboarding Reviews skateboards, profiles professionals, reports on news relating to skateboarding.
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- Babe Ruth Profiles the life and baseball career of Babe Ruth.
- Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes This is a very interesting website about past and present ballparks, stadiums, arenas, rinks, and tracks.
- Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns [and] Baseball: The Tenth Inning: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick The companion website to two Ken Burns documentaries about the history of baseball. Includes an episode guide, music, information about playing baseball, timeline, teacher's guide, and more.
- Baseball Almanac Over 500,000 pages of baseball history are presented here including statistics, player biographies, ballparks, and more.
- Baseball Reference.com Here you'll find baseball statistics from 1871 to present.
- Basketball Reference A comprehensive guide to the statistics, players, coaches, and history of professional basketball.
- College Football Hall of Fame Profiles players and athletes who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- The Complete History of the NFL Charts out the wins and losses for every team that has been a part of the NFL.
- Hockey Reference All about hockey including stats, history, player profiles, and more.
- International Boxing Hall of Fame Introduces the best boxers in the sport including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazer, and many more.
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame Presents biographies of some of the best drivers in motor racing.
- International Swimming Hall of Fame Lists inductees of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame, and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
- Jackie Robinson: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon The companion website to the Ken Burns documentary that discusses the life and baseball career of Jackie Robinson. Includes clips from the documentary and a teacher's guide.
- Jackie Robinson Museum Explore the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson.
- James Naismith's Life and Legacy Describes the life of basketball inventor James Naismith with photographs, university records and pamphlets, and more.
- Jim Thorpe Contains a biography and photos of one of the greatest athletes in American history.
- Muhammad Ali: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon The companion site to the PBS film that describes the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali. Includes iconic photographs.
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Honors the best professional football players and coaches and summarizes a history of the sport.
- Society for American Baseball Research Contains baseball player profiles, historic games, and more.
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson The companion website to the documentary about African American heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson. Includes biographical essays, timeline, primary sources, clips, teacher's guide, and more.
- Vince Lombardi Profiles the life and career of the legendary Green Bay Packers coach.
- Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center Tells the story of New York Yankees catcher's life and unique philosophy that kept America entertained even after he retired from baseball.
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- Bass Fishing Resource Guide Provides tips and advice on bass fishing including gear, tactics, tackle, fish facts, boat care, and more.
- Bowling for Beginners Full of information and tips on how to hold and control the bowling ball and more.
- Cheerleading.Net Collects a variety of links about cheerleading.
- Every Rule in the Universe Rules for everything from etiquette to sports to board games.
- Golf.Com Presents articles and tips about improving your golf game, equipment, courses, up-to-the-minute golf coverage, and more.
- Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame Profiles some of the best horses and jockeys and the history of harness horse racing.
- How to Play Pickleball Explains how pickleball is played.
- Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race The official Iditarod site with race updates, maps, and more.
- Illinois High School Association
- International Association of Athletics Federations Find world records, landmarks, results & statistics, and much, much more!
- International Golf Federation Explains the rules of golf, summarizes the history of golf, and more.
- International Quidditch Association Inspired by the Harry Potter books, quidditch is becoming a popular sport in 40 different nations.
- International Tennis Federation Contains tournament and circuit information, rules and regulations, player biographies, and more.
- Judo Information Site A comprehensive look at the sport of Judo.
- Major League Baseball
- The Mat Full of information about wrestling in the United States.
- National Basketball Association
- National Football League
- National Hockey League
- The Physics of Baseball Retired physics teacher Alan M. Nathan takes a look at how big of a role physics play in a game of baseball.
- Rules of Sport Explains the rules of many sports and games.
- Science of Baseball Explores the science of baseball, the development of baseball bats, women baseball players, and more.
- Science of Hockey Describes the science behind the sport of hockey including a look at ice, the mechanics involved in skating, the science behind the equipment and gear, reaction time, and more.
- Sports Rules Here you'll find rules to a wide variety of sports.
- Swimming World Provides the latest news on competitive swimming, technique tips, workouts, and more.
- Tennis.Com Provides the latest tennis news, schedule of matches, biographies of current and retired stars, gear, instruction to improve your swing, and more.
- Tips 4 Running: Running Tips and Training Programs for Beginners to Marathon Runners Provides tips on how to run and how to establish a training program for all levels of expertise.
- United States Bowling Congress Just about anything you'd want to know about bowling can be found here.
- U.S. Chess Federation
- U. S. Lacrosse Learn how lacrosse is played, its rules, and more.
- U. S. Soccer The official site of the governing body of soccer in the U.S. includes information on teams, schedules, rules, and more.
- USA Softball The official site of USA softball.
- USA Track and Field The official site of the USATF which governs the sports of track and field, long distance running, and race walking in the United States.
- Volleyball.com Under the Volleyball 101 tab, you can learn about basic drills, rules of the game, terms, history, and more.
- Woman National Basketball Association
- World Curling Federation Learn about the sport of curling, find out upcoming tournaments, and more.
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Olympics |
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- Dates and Cities of the Olympic Games Throughout History Lists the cities that hosted the Olympic Games from 1896 to 2020.
- Munich Olympic Massacre: Background & Overview Examines the events on September 5, 1972 when Palestinian terrorists took Israeli athletes and coaches hostage later killing them.
- Official Website of the Olympic Movement This is the official site of the Olympics. Here you can explore its history including medal winners, read current news, and find out future locations of the games.
- The Olympic City Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit travel to former Olympic Host cities and photograph the structures used for the Olympics.
- The Olympic Games The History Channel highlights the history of the Olympics from Ancient Greece to present day.
- Special Olympics
- U.S. Olympic Team Get team news, profiles, and more!
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