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The Sports Archives – “Eddie the Eagle” and Ski-jumping
Most people have a good understanding of skiing, but if you don’t, it is a sport, often recreational, that involves sliding across snow over hills and slopes with the assistance of “skis” – derived...
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The Sports Archives – “How to Move”? All about Running
Before planes, trains, and automobiles, people had to rely on themselves to go places. Sure, other modes of transportation have existed throughout human history, but the most readily available method...
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The Sports Archives – Athlete’s Foot: Stigma of the Toes!
Have you recently noticed an itchy or burning rash developing on the bottom of your foot or around your toes? Watch out: you may have contracted a skin infection commonly known as athlete’s foot!...
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The Sports Archives – Summer Heat: Keeping Cool and Safe
Summer is commonly marked as a season of outdoor fun, longer days, and a rise not only in recreational sporting activities, but temperatures as well! Humans are mammals, which means they regulate their...
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The Sports Archives – Sport Hunting
Certainly not the least controversial sporting practice among humans, trophy hunting or hunting for sport is commonly defined as the stalking, trapping, and/or killing of wildlife by humans. It...
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The Sports Archives – Fencing: Dueling of the Modern Day
A sport that involves 2 competitors du king it out with specially-designed swords? You may find yourself asking, “What does any of this have to do with fences?” Ironically, the answer is “practically...
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The Sports Archives – Competitive Swimming
The seasonal heat that typically accompanies summer is sweeping the Northern Hemisphere, particularly regions close to the planet’s equator! In an effort to escape the scorching sun, many people will...
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The Sports Archives – Canoeing vs. Kayaking
The increased frequency of hot, humid days during summertime often drives both competitive and recreational sport enthusiasts closer to water. Various different types of water sport exist, providing...
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The Sports Archives – AR/VR-Games with Health and Fitness
By now, you have likely seen, heard, or even experienced it firsthand; in mere weeks, the mobile free-to-play gaming phenomena known as Pokémon GO has spread across multiple continents, captivating...
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The Sports Archives – Clothing/Attire: Does it make a Difference?
We all know “workout attire” when we see it! There does not seem to be any specific system to it; that is, no system aside from whatever makes movement and exertion more manageable during a respective...
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Welcome to The Sports Archives Blog. Please comment and post anything sports here. It is open to all and everyone. Please try to post content in it’s proper category (see sidebar). For example, if...
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Jurgen Klinsmann will not coach US National Soccer Team
Jurgen Klinsmann ended his talks over possibly becoming coach for the US National Soccer team. Citing that US Soccer Federation would not put down in writing what was mutually agreed upon verbally....
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The Sports Archives – Martial Arts: Competitive and Aesthetic
A sport mandates 2 main criteria – competitive spirit and a test of the participants’ physical or mental conditioning. In fact, there are even some athletics that are regarded as sports which only meet...
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The Sports Archives – Archery as a Sport
Sports born out of weaponry are nothing new in the world. Combat sports go way back in human history; javelin-throwing, for example, can be dated as early in recorded history as 700 B.C., and was...
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The Sports Archives – Streaming Law: The Online Sports Business
The world is presently in an era of technological supremacy. Laptops, tablets, smartphones, wireless networks, streaming…the power of global connections now dominate everyday life. Consequently,...
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The Sports Archives – That’s a Record Home Run!
Most baseball enthusiasts are quite familiar with the tumultuous roar of excitement that accompanies a home run. In baseball, a home run is officially categorized as any successful hit made by a batter...
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The Sports Archives – Yogi Berra: Passing into Legend
On September 25th, 2015, the world lost one of the greatest, most beloved baseball players of all time. Lawrence Peter Berra, known more popularly by his nickname, “Yogi,” died in New Jersey. Berra...
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The Sports Archives – Taking Flight with Falconry
How many different sports involve animals? Both wild and domestic creatures occupy a much larger field of sports than most people expect. Different forms of animal sports often feature their respective...
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The Sports Archives – Boxing: “It’s a Total Knock-Out!”
How many sports have a reputation for being starred in a Hollywood film which accumulated over $225 million in global box office on a budget less than 1% of that size? As if that were not enough on its...
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The Sports Archives – Sports Memorabilia: History & Inspiration
One of the most authentic elements of competitive sports is how unique the experience is to each individual. A die-hard baseball fan with little-to-no interest in football (or, in America, soccer)...
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The Sports Archives – Know the Difference: Baseball and Softball
Some sports stand entirely alone, while others exist as deviations on other popular competitive activities; a few alterations to how a game is played, if made in the right place, can make an entirely...
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The Sports Archives – The Relationship of Sports and Composition
“Go out there and show everyone what you’re made of!” This “battle-cry” can sometimes be heard spouting from the lips of a sports team’s resident coach. The implication of such a statement is that, by...
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The Sports Archives – MMA: The “All of the Above” of Martial Sports
MMA, or Mixed Martial Arts, is a skirmish-focused sport, the primary characteristic of which is the incorporation of multiple, various fighting and melee combat-oriented techniques. It stands out...
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The Sports Archives – Taking the Insult out of Injury: Sports Medicine
In the professional world, most sports are highly competitive, physically-tasking, and especially dangerous; some which are fast-paced and/or particularly dependent on player-to-player contact (such as...
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The Sports Archives – Personal and Athletic Health: Regulating F, C, & P
What is F, C, & P? Why, fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, of course! The human body is an organic machine, and its fuel comes directly from one of these three sources. A solid understanding of how...
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The Sports Archives – NASCAR: Anatomy of the Machine
Automotive racing can be a perplexing sport, as the competitive aspects of it do not appear to test human faculties compared to most other professional-tier sports. However, its tremendous popularity...
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The Sports Archives – The Sport known as “Ultimate”
Ultimate, or, as it is more commonly known, ultimate frisbee, is a competitive sporting activity whose gameplay revolves around (as one can imagine) the flying disc! The sport is also widely-played on...
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