The Dog Frisbee Pioneer
(via Neatorama) IT WAS THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH. The Los Angeles Dodgers were pla}dng the Cincinnati Reds in a
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Roller Skating Is Back, and It’s Got Moxie
(via Great Big Story) These aren’t your average skate tricks. Michelle Steilen and the women of Moxi Roller Skates are
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America’s Short, Violent Love Affair With Indoor Track Cycling
(via Atlas Obscura) Back in the day, indoor cycling was just as popular as basketball is today—and harder on athletes’
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The Science of How The Wave Is Performed at Sporting Events
(via mental_floss) The Wave, a favorite of crowds at professional sports arenas, was first recorded at an Oakland baseball game
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Woman Breaks World Speed Record by Riding a Bicycle at 147 Mph
(via Popular Mechanics) American cyclist Denise Mueller recently set a new woman’s bicycle land speed record of 147 mph at
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What’s in a Nickname? The Origins of All 32 NFL Team Names
(via mental_floss) What do newspaper headline type and the New Deal have to do with the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia
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Drones eliminate traditional field cameras for university’s coaches
(via Digital Trends) The quarterback has a left tackle to protect his blind side — and now the coaches at
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Nike’s Latest Ad Stars a Quadruple Amputee Who Climbs Mountains
(via Popular Mechanics) Kyle Maynard has a personal maxim: “No excuses.” He’s hardly the first guy to live by those
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Norwegian Belly Flop Contest Is The World’s Best Show Of Human Ability
(via SB Nation) Have you ever stood on top of a high-dive board, thinking about possibly jumping but being a
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20 of the World’s Most Impressive Stadiums
(via Popular Mechanics) We gather in the thousands, the tens of thousands and sometimes even the hundreds of thousands to
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10 Sports Cut From The Olympics
(via mental_floss) More than a century after being cut from the official roster, golf has returned to the Summer Olympics
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Inside the Fierce Competition of Professional Foosball
(via Great Big Story) While Olympians are just warming up, we’ve got the inside scoop on another competitive sport: foosball.
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