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United Passions, A FIFA Movie

FIFA, the Movie

After years of relative obscurity, soccer is finally big in the United States, with the Women’s World Cup drawing huge ratings and many more paying attention to FIFA because of a corruption scandal. Here’s a look at one part of the soccer phenomenon that didn’t score a goal.

Running of the Bulls

6 Quick Facts About the Running of the Bulls

It’s one of the world’s craziest, and most dangerous, annual spectacles. Here are a few quick facts about this strange Spanish event.

Le Tour de France Facts

7 Fun Facts About the Tour de France

Here are some fun facts about one of Europe’s most beloved annual sporting events.

Fastest People in the World

The Fastest People in the World

Better read this article about the speediest runners, swimmers, and bicyclists before it zips away.

Weird Promotional Nights

It’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Night!

Minor league baseball is a great place to see future superstars on their way up, past superstars on their way out…and really weird promotional nights.

NBA Finals Bets

If You Win the NBA Finals…

The NBA finals are here and depending on who wins somebody will do something silly, crazy, wonderful, or all of the above!

The Last Time Cleveland Won a Sports Championship

In 1948 the Cleveland Indians won the World Series…and that’s the last time the city of Cleveland enjoyed a major sports championship, the longest drought in American sports.(It ends if the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2015 NBA Finals.) Here’s a look at what life was like 67 years ago, when Cleveland ruled the sports world.

MLB Trivia

It Only Happened Once in Major League Baseball

Enjoy this baseball season with some bizarre baseball trivia.

Facts You Should Know About the NBA Finals

5 Facts About the 2015 NBA Finals

The lineup is set: Golden State vs. Cleveland. Here are some fun facts about the basketball championship.

It Only Happened Once in the NBA

It Only Happened Once in the NBA

There can be only one champion when the NBA playoffs wrap up. Here are some other notable NBA figures who were the only person to reach an achievement.

7 Facts About American Pharoah

7 Facts About American Pharoah

This year’s biggest new star in sports: Kentucky-bred racehorse American Pharaoh.

  • American Pharoah is the seventh horse since 2000 to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing: the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. If he wins the Belmont Stakes in June, he’ll be the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, and the 12th horse in history to do it.
Sports Trivia - 1920 Detroit Stars

Sports Trivia: A Brief History of the Negro Leagues

This week in 1920, the Negro National League began play. Here’s some sports trivia from our archives that looks back on baseball’s other big leagues.

5 Great Athletes Who Became Great Businessmen

Uncle John’s new book, Lists That Make You Go Hmmm… is available now. Here’s a sample. Tony Hawk (professional skateboarder, 1982–99) Hawk was an entrepreneur before he was a household name. In 1992 he took out a second mortgage to cofound the BirdHouse skateboard company. Seven years later, he solidified his reputation as one of […]

Andre the Giant

A Toast to Andre the Giant

“As far as great drunkards go, there is Andre the Giant, and then there is everyone else,” wrote Richard English in Modern Drunkard about the professional wrestler and actor. He was a beer enthusiast whose bottomless thirst only had a little to do with his 7’4″, 500-pound frame—consuming as much beer as possible was partially a party trick, and partially a way to numb the physical pain from his wrestling career.

Baseball Trivia and Baseball Origins

Baseball Trivia and Origins

America’s national pastime is more than just a game—it’s a tradition. The component parts are traditions, too. We got curious about where they come from and pulled together some great baseball trivia for you.

Atlanta Hawks

5 NBA Team Names That Don’t Make Any Sense

It’s an old joke about how the Los Angeles Lakers name doesn’t make any sense after the team moved from Minnesota, the “land of 10,000 lakes.” There are actual a few dozen lakes in L.A.—but the rest of these NBA team names really are perplexing.

Chase Field Swimming Pool

7 Cool Amenities at Major League Ballparks

“Baseball game? No thanks, I’m just here for the orange train.” Pool! Old news: It’s extremely hot in Phoenix, particularly during summer baseball season. New news: the Arizona Diamondbacks play at Chase Field. The outfield stands feature a swimming pool where fans can cool off (as well as a hot tub). Fish tank! Most ballparks […]

6 More Deliciously Heart-Stopping Ballpark Foods

We wrote about deliciously bad-for-you ballpark eats just a month ago, but with Major League Baseball starting last week, there are even more culinary curiosities to sample.

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