Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
February 18th, 2010
Every winter there are many people who like to travel to the ski resorts and ski the slopes. Mount Snow in Vermont is often referred to as one of the best ski resorts throughout the United States. If you are standing at the top of Mount Snow, you are 3600 feet above sea level and there is a 1700 feet vertical drop. The ski resort consists of 26 lifts total and over 135 trails. Each winter the resort is full of ski loving vacationers.
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February 12th, 2010
Space - It's something that is often in short supply, secure storage is something that is even less available. Imagine the thought of having to store over 25,000 pounds worth of equipment in your garage. It's not going to happen, mainly because the first opportunity that someone finds out about it, your garage is likely to be raided.
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February 12th, 2010
The Harlem Globetrotters have been around for over eight decades, but that doesn't mean that they'll be carrying walkers onto the courts for their 2010 "Magical Memories" World Tour. The rotating list of teammates are still just as skilled with the basketball as ever before in their 84th consecutive world tour that has allowed players to travel in more than 120 countries on six continents.
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February 10th, 2010
The Triple Crown is one of the most respected and well known horse racing events.
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November 3rd, 2009
Although ice skating has a long history it is pretty much impossible to know exactly when and where it was born. It is known that the sport began in Europe and then the Americans adapted figure skating just before the civil war.
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July 31st, 2009
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be an event the world will remember. If you want to get there and see all the action yourself, the good news is that there are still tickets available. It can be quite a challenge getting to watch the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but it is well worth the effort!
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July 31st, 2009
It was a sensational Sunday afternoon over Memorial Day weekend when Helio Castroneves crossed the finish line in first place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, quickly taking in the aftershock of winning his third Indianapolis 500 by partaking in his own ritual of climbing up the track fence (which had formerly earned him the nickname Spiderman) drenched in the sweet taste of milk and the salty tang of tears.
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July 28th, 2009
Born on the 2nd of March in 1970, David Reutimann grew up in Zephyrhills, Florida with the zeal of driving inborn within him. The Ruetimann family name resounds strongly within the old school races and various fans throughout the east coast. Their family name is notorious on the race tracks of Orlando, Florida. Buzzie and Wayne Reutimann, Davids father and uncle were legends amongst the old school racers throughout the east coast. Their presence commands respect on and off the tracks and such a tradition was instilled in young David. David was brought up with racing in his blood and he has made sure to continue the bloodline on the tracks.
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July 25th, 2009
Everyone who has participated in a motocross competition knows how demanding this sporting activity is and the extent to which the riders’ strength and endurance are tested. Performing those high-speed landings, spins and turns on tracks with steeps, hills and muddy areas is definitely not easy. It seems that this sport is death-defying at times, and the pressure on racers can’t be anything but huge. You have to control a two-hundred-pound-bike and maintain top speed through all those jumps, bumps, hills and turns of the motocross racing track. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that most motocross racers are in a far better shape than most other athletes. And most of the successful motocross racers have acknowledged the importance of adequate motocross fitness training.
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July 25th, 2009
If you find that you have suddenly taken up in an interest in archery or that your child has, it is important to know a little bit about the various types of archery bows out there. By gaining as much useful information as possible you will be able to truly make the right shopping decision for you. There is nothing worse then shopping for archery bows without having a clue of what you are looking at.
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