Trivia Questions

Posted on May 27, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

1- Who were the two people I talked about in my introduction blog? 2- Does the sport of basketball require lots of equipment? 3- How many events take place during the olympics? 4- Who invented cheerleading? 5- What was the Hall of Fame created for? 6- Is running considered a sport? 7- When was the [...]

Boxing

Posted on May 20, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

The sport of boxing began when two people had the first fist fight. We believe the sport of boxing came from the Greek’s because they actually put on events using the game during the Olympics of 688 b.c.. Then, when the sport of boxing began to increase in popularity, the players began to wear leather [...]

Dancing… A SPORT?

Posted on May 11, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

Yes, dancing is hard work when you do it as a sport. What do I mean by ‘do it as a sport’. Well, dancing has different levels of difficulty. If you’re on a team for dance, you do it to preform, and you have routines, than yes it is a sport. However, if you just [...]

Charles Wade Barkley

Posted on May 7, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

Charles Wade Barkley was born on February 20, 1963. He is a retired American professional  basketball player, with the nicknames of  “Sir Charles” and “The Mound Round of Rebound”. He weighs 252 pounds, is 6 ft. 6 in. tall, and attended Leeds High School in Leeds Alabama. He was declared as one of the NBA’s [...]