International Sports Competitions

Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson is the Only Professional Athlete in History to be Named an All-Star in Both Baseball and Football.

The odds of becoming a professional athlete are often stacked against aspiring talents. The odds of excelling at multiple sports against elite competition are astronomical. But do you know who is the only professional athlete in history to be named all-star in both baseball and football?  Bo Jackson is the only professional athlete in history […]

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EARL Bowling

Chris Barnes, a Professional Bowler, Once Beat a Robot Optimized to Throw Strikes.

At the International Bowling Campus, a United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Equipment Specifications and Certification team member competed against USBC spokesperson and Professional Bowlers Association star Chris Barnes in an epic battle of man versus machine. Did you know how Chris Barnes beat his robot opponent? Chris Barnes, a professional bowler, once defeated a robot

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Tom Dolan

Tom Dolan Has Both Exercise-Induced Asthma and a Narrow Trachea. He Only Has Access to 20% of the Air an Average Person Breathes. Despite This, He Was Considered One of the Best Swimmers in the World.

Thomas Fitzgerald Dolan is a former competition swimmer from the United States, a two-time Olympic champion, and a former world record holder. But did you know how he overcame adversity and was considered one of the world’s best swimmers? Despite having exercise-induced asthma and a narrow trachea that allows him to breathe only about 20%

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Cricket

The First Documented Mention of Adults Playing Cricket Came from 1611, When Two Men were Fined for Failing to Attend Church on Easter Sunday because They Were Playing Cricket.

Cricket is a sport like no other, a close cousin of baseball that is loved by fans worldwide but is only played at the highest level in a few countries. But did you know when adults were first documented to play the game? Adult cricket was first documented in 1611 when two men were fined

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Figure Skating

In the 1800s, Figure Skating Competitions Included the Act of Drawing Pictures On the Ice While Performing

Women’s figure skating is one of the most popular Winter Olympics events, with a solid and consistent American viewership over the past three decades. While the sport is quite well-known, did you know it has evolved drastically since the 1800s? In the 1800s, figure skating competitions included the act of drawing pictures onto the ice.

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Kriegspiel

Kriegspiel is a Version of Chess Invented by Henry Michael Temple Where Players Can See Their Pieces but Not Their Opponent’s

In 1899, Henry Michael Temple created a game based on Georg von Reiswitz’s original Kriegsspiel. This war game was popular during the 19th Century when officers used it for battlefield tactics. But what made this game unique? Kriegspiel is a chess variant in which each player can see just their pieces but not their opponent’s.

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Football

Due to the Rise Deaths Connected with American Football, Colleges in California Switched to Rugby

There is no other sport in the United States that generates as much interest during regular-season games and as much regret when it is no longer played. From September through February, America lives, breathes, and eats football. The sport is played at a high level anywhere during the weekend, from NFL Sunday to College Football

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Fake Sri Lankan Handball

How Did A Fake Sri Lankan Handball Team Make Their Way to A Tournament in Germany?

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball with their hands intending to throw it into the opposing team’s goal. A standard match consists of two 30-minute halves, with the team scoring the most goals winning. But did you know that in 2004, a controversial event occurred

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Alec Cabacungan

What is the Remarkable Story About Alec Cabacungan?

Osteogenesis Imperfecta, known as Brittle bone disease, is a genetic disorder resulting in bones that break easily. The symptoms experienced on the skeleton and the body’s other organs may range from mild to severe.  Other signs found in different individuals include blue scleras instead of white, short stature, loose joints, hearing loss, and breathing problems.

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Why Did Felix Loch Have His Olympic Gold Medal Melted Into Two?

Felix Loch has amassed six overall World Cup titles, twelve championship golds, and three Olympic gold medals as a professional luger. He has put together one of the finest records in the sport. But did you know he had one of his gold medals melted into two? German luger Felix Loch had his 2010 Vancouver

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