Sports Athletes

Sports Facts and Tips: Golf the only sport played on the moon - on 6 February 1971 Alan Shepard hit a golf ball. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: Boxing was filmed for the first time in 1894 in a match between Mike Leonard and Jack Cushing. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: Boxing became a legal sport in 1901. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: Bill Klem served the most seasons as major league umpire - 37 years, starting in 1905. He also officated 18 World Series. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: Before 1859, umpires sat in a padded rocking chair behind the catcher. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: Basketball and rugby balls are made from synthetic material. Earlier, pigs’ bladders were used as rugby balls. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep him cool! He changed it every 2 innings! View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: Babe Ruth was the first baseball player credited to ordering a bat with a knob on it. They were produced by Louisville Slugger in 1919. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: Average lifespan of a major league baseball: 5 pitches. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: Ari Petrof is Sweden’s National Sauna Champion. He stayed in a 212 degrees F(100 degrees C) sauna for five hours and 10 minutes. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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Sports Facts and Tips: About 42,000 tennis balls are used in the plus-minus 650 matches in the Wimbledon Championship. View more for photos and videos clips. Please rate and comments.
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