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This Summer’s Top Festival: The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

Posted by Alexander Davies Wed May 16, 2012 03:17 PM ET | 0

If you’re looking for a fun festival this summer, but aren’t interested enough in music or beer to make a weekend of it (or perhaps you don’t want to spend several days surrounded by those who do), there are ... Read more

Good Read: The Definitive New Book on Balls and Why We Love Them (Interview)

Posted by Stephanie Pearson Tue May 15, 2012 07:30 AM ET | 0

One would be hard-pressed to find a human who hasn’t hit, kicked, or thrown a ball. John Fox, a Harvard PhD in anthropology, has spent the last decade researching the roots of this ubiquitous orb, which goes back a ... Read more

Serious Players, Grab Your Woody: Warstic Bats Swing for the Fences

Posted by Derek Markham Mon May 7, 2012 12:47 PM ET | 0

In a time when aluminum bats rule the local softball and baseball fields, it’s refreshing to see a ‘new’ old breed of bat coming back into favor. If you’re a serious player, you’ll want to get your hands on ... Read more

Planet’s Most Dangerous Golf Course Is a South Korean Mine Field

Posted by Alexander Davies Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:40 AM ET | 0

The Camp Bonifas golf course at the American military base in South Korea has only one hole. It’s a par three, 192 yards from tee to pin, but the obstacles are a lot tougher than your average country club. Try ... Read more

Which Baseball Stadium Has the Priciest Beer?

Posted by Alice Truong Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:06 AM ET | 0

It’s no surprise that beer costs too much at baseball stadiums. The Street compiled a list of the 10 most expensive beers in baseball. Topping all others is Miami, where a small draft costs you a whopping $8. Below ... Read more

Celebrate Earth Day With Tough Guys, Beautiful Places, and More.

Posted by David DeFranza Fri Apr 20, 2012 02:41 PM ET | 0

Earth Day comes around once a year and, while it’s certainly best to do our part to clean up the planet every day, it offers a dedicated opportunity to take a momentary pause and appreciate all that the Earth ... Read more

86 Year Old Woman Is a Competitive Gymnast (Video)

Posted by Alexander Davies Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:57 AM ET | 0

Age, it seems, is no longer a relevant measurement of what a person can or cannot do. We’ve covered the 65-year-old woman who started playing hockey after her retirement and the 22-month-old toddler who climbs like a squirrel. Now, ... Read more

65 Year Old Woman Started Playing Hockey After Retiring

Posted by Alexander Davies Tue Apr 17, 2012 07:06 AM ET | 0

If you look forward to a quiet retirement, you don’t have much in common with Diane Pieknik. The Michigan woman had no interest in the non-contact sports usually reserved for older folks, opting instead to give something new a ... Read more

The World's 8 Most Grueling Endurance Events

Posted Wed Apr 11, 2012 04:15 PM ET | 0

Top athletes are always looking to push themselves to their limits. This drive has led to the creation of competitive events that test human physical limits. Explore some of the most grueling endurance contests on Earth. Read more

Are You Ready for Some Spikeball?

Posted by Eric Rogell Tue Apr 10, 2012 04:11 PM ET | 0

Throw away your Frisbee. Lose the hacky sack. The biggest new sport sweeping college campuses — and beaches and parks nationwide — is Spikeball. Never heard of it? You will. It’s now an official sport at a half dozen ... Read more

Internet Buzz Used to Pick NCAA Brackets. Did They Beat Yours?

Posted by Eric Rogell Mon Mar 19, 2012 02:53 PM ET | 0

While you were sweating your office bracket pool picks this year, one company decided to let the Internet decide theirs. New Media Strategies, or NMS, has a long standing tradition of a companywide bracket pool. Every March, their office ... Read more

21 Jeremy Lin Factoids You Can Use to Impress Your Buddies

Posted by Alexander Davies Fri Feb 24, 2012 02:59 PM ET | 0

Since Jeremy Lin burst onto the national scene a few weeks ago, the ubiquitous media coverage has covered every angle: his style of play, his economic impact, his personal life. So if you’re looking to add some fresh content into ... Read more

5 Sports You Can Start Today (and Play Forever)

Posted by Alexander Davies Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:52 PM ET | 0

Full contact sports produce world-class athletes, but they also destroy them through concussions, torn ligaments and broken bones. If you want to get in shape and stay that way, consider one of these sports instead. From swimming to tennis to yoga,... Read more

10 Hilarious Sports that Have (Nearly) Gone Extinct

Posted by Alexander Davies Tue Feb 14, 2012 04:47 PM ET | 0

People have come up with a lot of crazy ideas for sports throughout history, from the ancient and brutal to the modern and bizarre. Understandably, the large majority haven’t survived, sometimes through no fault of their own, and sometimes ... Read more

Top 10 Best Super Bowl Ads of All Time

Posted by Alice Truong Thu Feb 2, 2012 10:34 AM ET | 0

For 364 days out of the year, we’re frustrated with commercials getting in the way of suspenseful plot lines. But for the biggest TV event of the year, the focus is as much on the big game as the ... Read more