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Sports include physical recreational activities that have elements of competition/struggle and play. They often involve spherical objects of different types, but can involve a remote control, a couch and a bag of chips. Here you'll find questions and answers about popular sports in the world; including information on players, teams, results, statistics, records and related topics.
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What is the most played sport in the US?
The most played sport in the U.S. is basketball, without a doubt. In some areas, lacrosse is actually a major sport and played...
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What is the most played sport in the world?
Most Played Sport The following table is layed out like this: Sport * 2002 Estimates of Participants Worldwide * Number of...
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What sports were popular in the 1920s?
Boxing Baseball Football Dodgeball Basketball Horse racing Racing Ping pong Water polo Tennis
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Who invented the ball?
The first people who invented the ball where the chinese.
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What notable sporting events happened in the 1920s?
Notable Sporting Events of the 1920s Here are opinions and answers from FAQ Farmers: Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927, a...
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Did the New York Yankees the New York Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys ever win games on the same day?
That could have easily happened, but it would be unlikely. Since this question mixes football, baseball, and hockey, and...
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What was the most popular sport in the 1920s?
Most Popular Sports in the 1920s Here are the sports that FAQ Farmers think were most popular in the 1920s: I studied this...
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What sports require agility?
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines agility as the state of being agile: that is, to be "marked by ready ability to move with...
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What are the most popular spectator sports in the world?
Here is input from WikiAnswers contributors on sports' popularity: In the world: Soccer, Basketball, Ice hockey Soccer,...
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Which universities have won the most NCAA titles in all sports?
In Division 1, UCLA has 101, giving it the number 1 ranking. Stanford is second with 92. These totals do not include football...
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Where do you wear a cup jock over briefs or against the bare skin?
In the briefs Answer Cups are made to be worn in the jock they come with, put the cup in the jock pouch then that should be...
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Who invented sports training?
No one knows. The ancient Greeks had former champions from their own cities help them train for the great national Games (the...
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How much do you have to pay an up-and-coming athlete to endorse a product?
It depends on the sports and it's popularity as well as the type of product you are trying to get endorse and the length of time....
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What are some of the major benefits of playing sports?
Sports can teach children teamwork and give them a sense of pride and accomplishment. At the same time, they can teach children...
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What is the most popular sports team in the world?
without doubt a football team is the largest club i the world....begins with M and ends in R...it has to be a football team...
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What is the oldest American sport in history?
How far back in history do you want to go? The Native Americans in Canada played a game very much like lacrosse and the Mayan or...
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Who is the most popular sports icon in the world?
In the world, most likely David Beckham at number 1 followed by Tiger Woods. In just the United States, probably Tiger Woods...
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Does America place too much emphasis on sports?
This is a subjective question that cannot be answered definitively. Here are the two basic positions and some of the opinions...
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What sports attract the best professional athletes?
Each sport attracts those athletes who are "best" in that sport. Is the top basketball player "better" than the top football...
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What US sport first paid a million dollar salary and who was the player?
At least in the USA, I think that Nolan Ryan was the first to have a million dollar a year contract, when the Houston Astros...
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What two days of the year are pro-sports not played?
The day before and the day after the Major League Baseball All Star Game. If you consider professional sports to be only the NFL,...
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What was ESPN's first televised sporting event?
College Footbal BYU vs. Pittsburgh 1984 Answer The first sporting event on ESPN was slow pitch softball that aired on July...
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Which sport is the most well paid in the US in general?
Boxing Floyd mayweather earned 25 million for a fight
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Has a NHL team NBA team NFL team MLB team from the same state won their respective championship in the same year?
No. That has never happened. New York Ranger (NHL) & New York Yankess (MLB) won in 1928 & 1933; Mew York Mets (MLB)...
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What is England's national sport?
Association football (called soccer in some parts of the world) is the national sport of England; cricket is also considered the...
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What games are played with a net and no ball?
Sports with a Net but no Ball Fishing Badminton (uses a "birdie") Discus Ice Hockey (they use a puck) Boxing (if...
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How do you put on a jockstrap?
Putting on a Suspensory (a.k.a Jockstrap) The most common way to wear a jockstrap is to put it on immediately over the skin, as...
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What sports team only had 2 coaches in the last 35 years?
The Pittsburgh Steelers: Chuck Noll ('69-'91) and Bill Cowher ('92-present) Answer Penn State football has had only two...
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What was the most popular sport in the 1960s?
The most popular sport in 1960s was baseball.
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What are some similarities and differances between sports stars and pro sports in the 1920s and today?
The difference is that today's games are much more action packed. In addition, today's sports involve much more fan support...
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What sports are played in Canada?
Everything that is played in every other part of the world, hockey is big there though Answer Professional sports teams in...
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What struck track and field official Jason Pomel in the head during competition?
A javelin
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Has any athlete ever worn the number 05?
Bobby Brown wears #5 for the great Sacramento Kings. The great Joe Dimaggio wore number 5 with the Yankees. Donovan McNabb...
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What is the highest paying sport?
Based on the yearly salary that athletes get paid by, baseball is the highest paying sport. If you mean by the amount of games...
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What is the most watched sport in the world?
Without a doubt, the most watched sport in the world is soccer.
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Where can you find a chart or graph that shows the popularity of different sports?
easy look it up on answers.com
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Which sport is played over the highest net?
Volleyball Volleyball is the sport with the highest net.
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What does it mean to redshirt?
A redshirt freshman is a player who sits out their first year of attendance at a college. In NCAA rules you can only play four...
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Which sports franchises have called three different cities home?
The Atlanta Braves have been in Boston and Milwaukee. http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/history/index.jsp Answer I can...
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If you recorded a sports event with your camcorder are you allowed to show it to people online?
Maybe Well, they probably told you not to bring your camera in the first place. Usually, on the ticket, program, or somewhere...
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What are some conflicts of major sport stadiums and venues?
At the millenium stadium in Cardiff both Rugby and football are played. in fact all manner of events have been held there.
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Where can you buy high quality skateboards in San Antonio?
At a place called GOODTIMES SKATEBOARDS it as 8800Broadway Suite 112 bSan Antonio Texas 210-656-1285 You can go on ask jeeves and...
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What is the person at the end of the rope in tug-o-war called?
anchor
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Which sport has the best paid athletes?
Boxing Floyd Mayweather earned 25 million for a fight
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How much did professional athletes get paid in the 1920's?
I don't have an exact figure, but very little. A few thousand dollars, at the most. Most professional baseball players of that...
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What sport uses clowns to protect its athletes?
Rodeo - especially bull riding
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What major professional sport generates the most revenue from merchandise sales?
baseball
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What is a brief description of each major American sport?
American football is a sport where two opposing teams attempt to score points by moving an inflated oval ball past a goal line....
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Which professional athletes wear number 21?
Hakim Warrick wears #21 for the Memphis Grizzlies. LaDanian Tomlinson wears number 21. He is on the San Diego Charges.
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How can you contact Michael Jordan?
Michael Jordan's number is not listed. You will have to find out his number through hours and hours of searching.
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How many years has Middle Tennessee State University been in Division 1A?
"Represent" The Blue Raiders moved up to Div. 1A in 1999.
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What sports should not be played at temperatures below 25 celsius?
I have a feeling that the questioner is in a much different climate than the answerer...the current temperature up here in...
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What are the second and third most popular sports in the world?
Most Popular Sports after Soccer Soccer (football to everyone besides Americans, Canadians, Australians and others) is the most...
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What are three points on how rodeo contributes to the future?
Rodeo is senseless and contributes absolutley nothing to the future....I think it is cruel and heartless...but that's just the...
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Has the emphasis on school sports for girls brought womens sports to a higher standard in America?
yes and has made more women across america played sports Yes it has and in many schools womens sports are just as emphazized if...
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Which NCAA team was named after Greek people?
Michigan State Spartans.
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What does a sports anchor do at work?
They report the about what is going on in sports on the news.
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What pro sports have guaranteed contracts?
All pro sports except for football have guaranteed contracts.
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How do you shoot the basketball correctly if you shoot with your left hand?
Contrary to what everyone says, there is NO way to shoot a basketball correctly with your left hand. If that way works for you,...
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When did Oklahoma State University last win a NCAA national championship?
OSU won back to back titles in 1945 and 1946.
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What is a good way to show team spirit?
A good way to show team spirit is to root for a player on your team every time they make a goal, basket, etc. You also should...
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How long did Operation Overlord last and how many casualties were there during the operation?
Operation Overlord lasted just over 3 months and there where 2,200 American casultys and between 3000 and 3300 German...
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What are your favorite things?
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, brown paper packages tied up in...
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Who are the All Blacks and what sport do they play?
The All Blacks are a rugby team form New Zealand all blacks ruleee i love you luke duff is gay so is shaun ryan rheon mcclelland...
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How many NCAA teams have ever gone undefeated during the regular season and how many of those teams went on to win the national championship?
1956 San Francisco Dons, 1957 North Carolina Tarheels, 1966-67-72-73 UCLA teams and the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers. Answer Also...
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What is the typical length of a Kings Hockey game from start to finish including timeouts and breaks?
Sixty minutes. A hockey game consists of three twenty-minute periods. If the score is tied at the end of the third period, the...
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How many National Championships has Ohio State won?
Trick question. The NCAA does not recognize a Div I football champion because there is no playoff. So the answer would be zero....
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What are some examples of invasion sports?
Invasionn sports are sports where you invade the oppositions side of the pitch. Examples of invasion sports are football (you are...
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What sport has the most fans?
The sport that has the most fans is without a doubt, soccer. Soccer is the most widely played sport in the world. Just about...
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How do you persuade a crowd that sports is a good thing and that you should all do it?
How to Sell a Crowd on Sports To give a persuasive speech, you must know your crowd. Determining who your "audience" is will...
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Are Hubie and Larry Brown brothers?
NO!
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What is the difference between sports and games?
Countless beers have been drunk and wings consumed arguing this very question and I give you my take. If it is commonly...
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Does the size of a ball effect how high it bounces?
Not to any appreciable extent. Bounce is caused by the elasticity of the material comprising the ball and the surface on which...
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What happened to Glenallen Hill?
He's a batting coach for the Colorado Rockies High A affiliate in California.
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When does a dead ball cease to be a dead ball?
Once the ball is considered dead the play is over. The ball can not cease to be "dead." It can't cease to be dead
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In what year was the record set for the most teams ranked No1 at some point during the season?
1983
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Who was the most popular athlete in the 1920's?
Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey.
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What city are the Pumas from?
There are teams called the Pumas in many sports in many places around the world, especially if you consider school teams. ...
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When counting attendence at sporting events does the final total include all players media employees etc?
Usually, the figure is quoted as the "paid attendance", meaning the number of tickets sold to the game. So, family members who...
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What is the most viewed sport in America?
the most veiwed sport in america is base-ball.
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What is the best record an expansion team has ever had in their first year?
Not sure if it's THE best, but the 1967-68 Dallas Chaparrals had a 46-32 record their first year....
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What are the most popular amateur sports in the US?
Amateur Sports in the US American football and baseball
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What was the cost to go to a sporting event in the 1920's?
I recieved info from a good friend he said that a 1920's game of Hockey would be averaged around $8. Football would be around...
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What is the process of throwing a spear?
In throwing a spear, there are two things to keep in mind: Accuracy, and Distance. You can throw for distance, but have...
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Why is it you can never hear the questions asked to the coach after the game only the answers?
the reporters aren't mic-ed
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What is the most popular sport in the US?
Most Popular Sports in the US Here are opinions and answers from FAQ Farmers: Gridiron (American Football) is easily the most...
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How many national titles does the University of Texas have in all sports?
As of July 1, 2009, the Texas Longhorns have won 47 NCAA National titles. The University's swimming and diving team lead Texas...
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How do you find out about new Nike products?
Go to www.niketown.com
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In the Wild Card Races in sports what does 'wild card' mean?
There is one wild card per league (1 for the NL and 1 for the AL) these are the teams with the best record that did not win...
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What former player was one of seven kids with a single mom and his oldest brother was a drug dealer but overcame everything to become a great player?
Well, I do know that growing up in the ghettos of Chicago Isiah Thomas overcame a lot to become a great player. He was one of 9...
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What sport could see hog line?
Curling!!!
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How do sports teach teamwork?
Sports teach the aspect of teamwork because they have to work with other people in order to achieve the same goal. It makes you...
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How common is the Higgins 410 tube fed bolt action shotgun?
The J.C. Higgins line of shotguns is quite common. They were distributed a lot by mail order catalog companies like Sears &...
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Before Gary Crowton when was the last time a coach got fired at the end of a season in which his team had beaten Notre Dame?
Officially, Gary Crowton resigned/stepped down and was not fired.
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How does the washer motor on Fiat Punto decide to send water to front or rear washer jets?
There are two seperate feeds from the washer tank. To access the washer tank you have to unscrew the trim under in the wheel well...
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Who is the most famous athlete in the world?
Research was done on this and the two most searched athletes in sport online are Beckham and Tiger Woods. All time its probably...
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What role did the spectators play?
In ancient Greece at the annual festival playwrights competed to determine whose tragedy was the best. Audience participation was...
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What is the origin of the sports phrase Sudden Death Overtime?
SUDDEN DEATH - "Settling a tie with a single stroke. The term comes from a variety of sports...The term was transferred to other...
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What is the number one sport played without a ball?
hOCKY i IMAGINE Answer It is Boxing ; Wrestling ; Swimming
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What are the 10 oldest sports that we still play today in North America?
(you're forgetting about fencing...) Answer Lacrosse, wrestling, running. Canoe racing, Archery, Jai Lai, Swimming
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