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The Sports Archives – Women Enjoy Football And Other Sports More Than You Might Think

Stereotypically, women aren’t huge sports fans. When you think of a packed stadium, you might think of a raucous crowd made up of bands of grown men celebrating with foam fingers, face paint, and giant beers. But it turns out … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Did Lance Armstrong Deserve to be Stripped of his Titles?

Lance Armstrong won the Tour De France, one of the toughest endurance events in any sport in the world, an amazing seven consecutive times. Even more impressively, all of those wins came after he had been diagnosed with, and defeated, … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Top 5 Martial Arts To Learn For Self Defense

Many people are concerned about learning self-defense for their own personal protection and the protection of loved ones. There are many forms of martial arts available that were either originally developed as a form of self-defense or that evolved to … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Six Sports Teams That Are Rocking Social Media

Social media engagement is rapidly increasing, a trend that is particularly evident in the sports world. Technology is making it easier than ever for an organization to build a network that allows them to communicate regularly with their fans. In … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – When a Father Makes an Impact!

In most cases, if someone achieves greatness in their life, there is someone behind the scenes who pushed, encouraged, and supported them. Andrew Luck has achieved greatness, in high school and college. Experts expect him to be successful in the … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – BMX Racers Become Olympians: Here Comes the Science!

Those of us who are too old to even think about getting on a BMX bike may remember the training sequence in Rocky IV, which pitted Sly Stallone’s old-school workout of chopping wood and running in the snow against Dolph … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Indians Have A Good Track Record In Answering Abuse With Wonderful Performances!

In the game of cricket, no international team takes a vulgar abuse issue as serious as India. Forgive me for including Sreesanth in the list, as he reacts in the opposite manner than his fellow Indian players. However, you can … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – How Much Did The Olympic Games Cost?

Friday July 27, 2012. A date that will be forever associated with the day the Olympic Games returned to London for the first time since 1948. Seven years after winning the bid to host the games, London announced itself to … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – All About Auto Polo

Let’s face it. People can get pretty creative when it comes to creating sports. Fencing, cricket and the luge are just a few examples of the more unique sports in existence. How about cars? Of course there are all sorts … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Babolat Serves Up Some Hot Hitters!

In highlighting the heavy hitters of today’s tennis world, it was interesting to note several commonalities. It doesn’t matter if they serve on the Men’s team or the Women’s team; similar factors can play into the success of their game … Continue reading

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