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 [...]

Peyton Manning

Posted on April 23, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

Peyton William Manning was born on March 24, 1976. He is an American Football QB (quarterback) for the Indianapolis Colts who are part of the NFL (National Football League). He may be one of the world’s greatest QB’s of all time. He also holds the record for the most NFL MVP (Most Valuable Player) awards, [...]

What’s Your Favorite Sport

Posted on March 24, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

My two favorite sports (and the two sports that I play) are definitely basketball and soccer. What are your favorite sports? Well, if your wanting to know the all around world ranking of sports, here it is- Volleyball * 998 Million * 218 Basketball * 400 Million * 211 Table Tennis * 300 Million * [...]

MARCH MADNESS

Posted on March 19, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

Just yesterday, the March Madness MADNESS began!!! With already a few upsets, Murry State (the 13th seed) won the game with a buzzer shot, and Butler was down by a lot at half, but ended up winning by quite a bit. Who do you have going all the way? Who do you have in your [...]

Who Invented Basketball and What are his Rules?

Posted on March 17, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

James Naismith created the sport of basketball in 1891. With his new sport invention, he applied a few rules for it. Thirteen rules to be exact. Those rules being… The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, [...]

DODGEBALL

Posted on March 8, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

Dodgeball was invented in 1929. It is a team game and is held as a fun event in many schools. There are many different places that people say it comes from, so I am sorry to say that I don’t know who the inventor is, or where it was invented. Although, I do know all [...]

??? What is a Sport ???

Posted on March 5, 2010 in Soccer Blogs by booreid54

Sport- 1.     An athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. A sport isn’t just any kids getting together and throwing around a basketball. No… a sport is commonly defined as an organized, competitive, and skillful activity that requires [...]

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