1. Sports By: Jack Sarnowski

2. History of sports The history of sports extends as far back as the existence of people as active beings. The history of sports extends as far back as the existence of people as active beings. Back in ancient Greece, engaging in sports was described as the occupation of the noble and wealthy. Back in ancient Greece, engaging in sports was described as the occupation of the noble and wealthy. The first Olympic games were played in 776 B.C. It was predicted that in Greece sports first began. The first Olympic games were played in 776 B.C. It was predicted that in Greece sports first began.

3. Football Football is a very violent sport and one of the most violent. In football every game there’s always professional referees controlling the games. On the field there are hash marks for every yard, yard lines every 5 yards, numbers every 10 yards with arrows pointing to the nearest goal line, a goal line for the touchdown, and a goal post for the kickers to kick field goals in. For every football team there’s always a head coach, offensive coordinator who runs the offense and calls plays during a game, a trainer to get the players in shape, defensive coordinator to run the defense and call plays, and a president of a team to build finances and trading or receiving players. In practice players use tackling dummies for tackling practice and blocking.

4. Major League Baseball The major leaguers use wooden bats because if they would use aluminum bats they could seriously hurt the other players and fans because of how powerful the players would be. The baseball the MLB players use weighs between 5 and 5.5 oz. Most batters wear batting gloves too protect their hands from blisters and for better gripping so they don’t let of the bat. The bases on the field are 90 feet spread apart making a diamond shape in the field.

5.  Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world.  Along with the Greco- Roman, it is a style of wrestling that is played in the Olympic games.  It is one of the oldest sports in history.  The ultimate goal in wrestling is to pin your opponent to the mat.  A pin is when both shoulders are touching the mat at the same time.  This results in an automatic win. Wrestling

6. Sports All around In sports although you don’t always succeed (win), you are to show good sportsmanship to other players, coaches or fans. Sports are organized athletic activities played individually or in teams.

7. Questions and Answers  Q: What is the oldest ball game in the world?  A: Mesoamerican ball game called Ulama (game.) The object of the game is to keep the ball in play and in bounds it was played in Mexico State of Sinaloa. It was proven by archeologists to be played back as far as 15,000 B.C.  Q: Who invented spikes/cleats for Football footwear?  A: Joseph Pipal a college head coach from the 1930’s.  Q: What did the first football look like?  A: The outside of the ball was made with pebble grained leather in a oval shape with pointed ends.

8. Go Figure! Ten million points were scored in the history of the NBA when Pistons guard Ben Gordon hit a jumper (2pt shot) in the second quarter against the Sixers on January 16 th 2010. Ten million points were scored in the history of the NBA when Pistons guard Ben Gordon hit a jumper (2pt shot) in the second quarter against the Sixers on January 16 th 2010. 34 passing yards by the Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco on January 17 th playoff game win over the Patriots tied for the fewest ever in a playoff game by a winning quarterback since 1966. 34 passing yards by the Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco on January 17 th playoff game win over the Patriots tied for the fewest ever in a playoff game by a winning quarterback since 1966. D ylan Favre, Quarterback for Mississippi State, the 17 year old Nephew of Brett Favre, set single season state records for total offense with 6,854 yards and total touchdowns (81) en route for the winning player of the year. College offers limited by his stature (he’s 5’11, three inches shorter than Brett. D ylan Favre, Quarterback for Mississippi State, the 17 year old Nephew of Brett Favre, set single season state records for total offense with 6,854 yards and total touchdowns (81) en route for the winning player of the year. College offers limited by his stature (he’s 5’11, three inches shorter than Brett.

9. Fun Facts In the MLB it takes about 13.3 seconds to run 360 feet around the bases! The longest homerun ever recorded was 618 feet! The numbers on the front of football jersey must be at least 8 inches in height and those on the back must be at least 10 inches. Walter Peyton has the record for the most rushing yards in a professional football career tipping the scales with a whopping 16,726 yards (15 meters.) The tallest basketball player ever was 8 feet tall. Archie Moore has the record for the most knockouts in a professional boxing career with 129! The longest baseball game ever played was 25 innings long clocking at 8 hours and 6 minutes in 1984 with the Milwaukee Brewers facing off with the Chicago White Sox.

10. Bibliography I witness book: Author Tim Hammond, title of book: Sports, city of publication: London, state/country of publication: England, Publisher: Dorling Kindersley, copyright date: 1988. author Veronica mars, name of page: sport, date of latest revision: January 12, 2010 at 12:23 p.m, www.wikipedia.org/wiki/sport. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/sport Encyclopedia: Author Scott Fetzer, article title: Sports, Encyclopedia title: World book, edition: 1999. Magazine: Author Austin murphy, title sports illustrated, copyright date January 18,2010

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