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… Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. The Cleveland Indians’ Albert Belle is accused by the Chicago White Sox’s General Manager of having a corked bat. Umpire Dave Phillips confiscated Belle’s bat and has it securely placed in the umpire locker rooms.…

… players and other athletes, cheerleading is a sport that requires hard work and dedication. Cheerleaders, just like participants in every other sport, attend camps, practice multiple times, risk injury, and face competition. It is time for cheerleaders…

… the game of volleyball in 1895 while he was teaching at the Holyoke Y.M.C.A. in Massachusetts. He wanted to create a game for his classes of businessmen that would have less physical contact than basketball. He combined the elements of basketball,…

… the all-time hit leader, games played leader, and a multiple most valuable player to be banned from baseball for life? Maybe if this person bet on the game for which he gave his all. This is what happened to Pete Rose. Although Rose set and still holds…

… sports, most people right away think of football or rugby. Both sports can be called physical because there are big hits and both require physical and mental toughness. Though football and rugby are similar, they are different when it comes to equipment…

… a long day of work. While you lie in bed your car in front of your house, in the parking lot, or parked down the street or even in your drive way has just turned on. It's not the tooth fairy behind the wheel, but some person fueled by a number of…

… way to tone your body and lose weight. There are two basic types of exercise, aerobic and anaerobic. When learning about the differences between anaerobic and aerobic exercises, you would learn that the word anaerobic means "requiring no oxygen". This…

… Scandal is in the eye of the beholder. When considering scandals, what comes to the minds of most Americans are events such the Black Sox scandal of 1919 or Pete Rose's gambling on baseball. Seldom do you hear someone talk about the racism that tormente…

… the last century. Many aspects of life have considerably altered when we compare our present day society to 100 years ago, or even a decade ago. One thing that persists is women’s struggle for equality compared to their male counterparts. Women’s…

… York was selected as America’s entry in the global competition to hold the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the selection was greeted with pride and joy from city and state officials, the town’s movers and shakers, and ordinary people taking a stroll…