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Sports are an integral part of our culture and give many of us a reason to cheer and jeer. Learn about the history of sports and how your favorite sports really work.

Baseball

Baseball is America's game, but it is quickly becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Read about your favorite sluggers, pitchers and teams throughout history. See more »

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Basketball

Basketball is one of the most exciting and fast-paced games in modern history. Players on each team can span from 300-lb, 7-foot centers to speedy 5'6" guards that dart around the court. See more »

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Football

Football is a beautiful and sometimes very physical game. The perfect spiral, the fingertip grab, the amazing run…they are all part of football's history. See more »

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Golf

Golf is a game of skill and luck. By many it's also the game they love to hate the most. The sport of Golf is a simple concept - hit a ball into a hole - but the reality is much more complicated. See more »

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In the Ring

In the Ring covers a wide variety of sports that take place inside the squared circle, including boxing, wrestling and ultimate fighting. See more »

Olympics

The Olympics section gives you an insight into the Olympic sports and the Olympic spirit. See more »

Other Sports

There are Other Sports that don't fit into a major category, but are nonetheless exciting events such as soccer - the world's most popular sport - fencing and skateboarding. See more »

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Mel Hein

Mel Hein was possibly the best two-way center ever to play and the first center to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. He was selected the Most Valuable Player in 1938 -- a great honor for an interior lineman.

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Ralph Sampson

Ralph Sampson won National Player of the Year honors three straight years, but enjoyed only brief success in the NBA. He was recruited heavily but suffered several knee problems.

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1995 Baseball Season

The unresolved baseball strike delayed the start of the 1995 baseball season, but the Atlanta Braves pulled out a crisp World Series Championship over the Cleveland Indians. See all the highlights including the 1995 World Series.