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Treatment of racing dogs
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Living Conditions In many of the countries where there are large greyhound race tracks with gambling, the dogs live in kennels at or near the track or by their trainers. In the United States, the kennels are indoor crates stacked two levels high, with the females usually kept on the upper level, and males on [...]
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Greyhound racing today
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Several greyhounds before a race. Today greyhound racing continues in many countries around the world. The main greyhound racing and gambling countries are: Australia Ireland United Kingdom United States In the United States there are greyhound tracks in the following 15 states Alabama Arizona Arkansas Florida Colorado Connecticut Iowa Kansas Massachusetts New Hampshire Oregon Rhode [...]
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Horse racing in North America
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Monmouth Racetrack in New Jersey in May 2005. In the United States, races can occur on flat surfaces of either dirt or grass, generally thoroughbred racing; other tracks offer quarter horse racing and harness racing, or combinations of these three types of racing. Racing with other breeds, such as Arabian horse racing, is found on [...]
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Baseball gameplay
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Diagram of a baseball field (the term diamond may be used to refer to the square area defined by the four bases or to the entire playing field). The dimensions given are for professional and professional-style games; children often play on smaller fields. The complete Official Rules can be found www.mlb.com, the official web site [...]
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Ice hockey
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Ice hockey, referred to simply as hockey in Canada and the United States, is a team sport played on ice. It is one of the world’s fastest sports, with players on skates capable of going high speeds on natural or artificial ice surfaces. The most prominent ice hockey nations are Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, [...]
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Jai-Alai geographic distribution
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
In countries such as France, Spain and Mexico the game of jai-alai is popular; in some regions, the game is played in almost every town and city. In the United States, jai-alai enjoyed some popularity as a gambling alternative to horse racing and remains popular in Florida, where the game is used as a basis [...]
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History of baseball
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
The New York Giants baseball team, circa 1910. Origins of baseball The distinct evolution of baseball from among the various bat-and-ball games is difficult to pin down. However, it is mainly agreed that modern baseball is an American development from earlier British games, such as rounders, with possible influences from cricket. 1886 baseball demonstration at [...]
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Baseball
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
A view of the playing field at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and East Asia. The modern game was developed in the United States from early bat-and-ball games played in Britain, and it has become the national sport of the United States. It [...]