Monthly Archives: October 2022
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- October 25, 2022Have you ever wondered why it seems like some college athletes look way older than you remember 18 to 22 year olds looking like when you were “college age”? While there are a lot of environmental factors and other generational changes that affect how kids are developing and acting these days, college sports also have eligibility requirements that can allow older people to participate in college sports. College sports is just as competitive, and sometimes more so, than professional sports, which leads to many schools seeking out the best of the best when it comes to sports. This means that the athletes you see on the fields, or the courts were mainly hand selected by a group of scouts or recruiters to help build the best team they can for their school. And because of this you’re going to get students that are the biggest snd strongest competitors all in one place. This also means that as long as players meet those eligibility requirements set forth by the NCAA, they may not fall into the
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- October 25, 2022While the state of the 2022 Major League Baseball season is still in limbo, that doesn’t mean we don’t still have baseball on the mind. We’ve talked previously about baseball bats, some of our favorite baseball stadiums, and even how to properly break in your new glove, but there’s one major component to the game that we haven’t discussed yet… the ball. A baseball is the most essential part of the game. It’s what keeps the action going, it’s the main collectible for fans sitting the stands, and it also must be properly engineered to provide the best and most consistent experience for the players. Baseball can technically be played with any ball you have laying around. Whether it’s a tennis ball, whiffle ball, or a softball, whatever you can find can be used for a quick pickup game. However, when it comes to professional baseball, there is a science behind the creation and development of the baseballs used in the game.
What Materials is a Baseball Made of?
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- October 25, 2022With the Cincinnati Bengals facing off against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 56, we thought it would be fun to look at some of the more interesting facts surrounding the big game. The Super Bowl brings together the two best teams in football for what usually shapes up to be an incredible game, but the game is only part of the fun. With the addition of an amazing halftime show this year featuring Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, and Snoop Dogg, as well as a number of fun and creative commercials, the Super Bowl is a spectacle that reaches far past fans of football. So grab your drinks, fill your plate and read on for some incredible facts about the Super Bowl that you can amaze your friends with this weekend during the big game.
Super Bowl Facts You Didn’t Know
1. Tom Brady has the most career touchdowns in Super Bowls in history. Brady has thrown for 21 touchdowns over the course of his career in the NFL. He has appeared in 10 Super Bowls making 421 pass attempts, 277 -
- October 19, 2022
Baseball and cricket may seem similar in the fact that they both require players using a “bat” to hit a ball while trying to score points, but the games are very different from one another. Baseball has long been known as America’s pastime and has been a staple of American sports since it was invented in the 1800’s. While baseball, and the rules as we know them, was not invented until around 1846 in New York, it derived its ideas from games like cricket and stickball played in other cultures. So, while American’s might thing that they were the ones that came up with the idea of two teams hitting a ball with a stick, they would be mistaken. The first reference to cricket is dated around the late 1500’s and was referencing a person that had played cricket as a young boy in the 1550’s. So, while baseball has been around for a while, Cricket most certainly pre-dates it by a couple hundred years. However, the first official international cricket match, was played between Australia and England
