Sports

Activities governed by rules or customs, often undertaken competitively, usually involving physical exertion and skill.

Sub-headings:

Aerial Sports

Animal Sports

Auto Racing & Road Sports

Baseball & Softball

Basketball

Combat Sports

Martial arts, etc.

Court & Racquet Sports

Cycling

Field Sports

Football (American) & Rugby

Games that involve kicking and throwing an oblong ball so as to cause it to touch the ground at the far end of the playing area.

Golf

Hockey

Olympic Games

Other Sports

Shooting Sports

Soccer

"Association football," known as "football" in many parts of the world; the game that involves kicking a black-and-white round ball and attempting to send it into a goal defended by an opponent.

Sports Blogs

Coverage of big-name and college sports teams as well as journals written by coaches and managers. Includes blogs by sports fans as well as athletes.

Sports News

Throwing Sports

Track & Field

Water Sports

Winter Sports

Resources in this category:

ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/

In addition to featuring national and international news articles, ABC's news site also features videos from its popular television shows, including "Good Morning America," "20/20," "Primetime" and "Nightline."

African-Americans in the Sports Arena
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaitsa.htm

This online exhibit represents a glimpse into the history of sports and the role the African American played in that arena. The early history is a major focus of this exhibit, because it covers the "divided" and later "crossover" era for African Americans who were mostly excluded from the larger sports arena due to their race. On view are seven major sporting events - boxing, horse racing, cycling, track and field, basketball, baseball, and football - which opened the doors to the expanding Sports Arenas of today. Books, photoprints, tapes, replicated sports memorabilia, periodicals, news clips, and lots of historical notes are represented.

CBS Sportsline
http://www.cbssports.com/

All sorts of current sports information, including news, standings, box scores, injury reports, statistics, and game recaps. Contains sections on Major League Baseball, NBA, NFL, NHL, College Football, College Basketball, and many more both in the United States and in Europe. Simple navigation and a search function is available

CNN/SI
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/

Up-to-date news, scores and results from all manner of sports, plus feature articles.

Current Biography Excerpts
http://www.hwwilson.com/currentbio/cbonline.html

Looking for a biography of your favorite athlete? This site probably has it. It has short biographies for lots of athletes in lots of different sports.

Exploratorium: Sport Science
http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/

Learn about the science behind sports, including ice hockey, baseball, cycling, surfing, and rock climbing. Read answers to frequently asked questions about the science of sports.

ExtremeSports.com
http://www.extremesports.com/

Online guide to extreme sports (aka the X-Games), including sport descriptions, photographs, schedules and results.

Hickock's Sports History
http://www.hickoksports.com/history.shtml

"This is (surprise!) a sports history site. So, if you're looking for the latest scores, you're in the wrong place. You may find information on what happened in sports last week (or during the last century), but probably not on what happened last night." Find your way around the site via the alphabetical index of topics or by the index by sport. The site has sections for popular sports like basketball and football, but also less well known sports, such as ballooning and team handball.

The History of Traditional Games
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/james.masters/TraditionalGames/Tra...

This site is broken up into three main sections; Traditional Board Games from around the World, Traditional English Pub Games, and Traditional English Garden Games. Each section has separate, detailed pages on the history of such games as Billiards, Croquet, and Backgammon, as well as links to other historical type game sites. One added feature is a list of references used for finding the material for each profile.

MagPortal.com: Magazine Articles on Sports & Recreation
http://www.MagPortal.com/c/sport/

A searchable, browsable directory of magazine articles on sports in general, the olympics, and recreation that are available online. Topics covered include: Auto Racing; Baseball & Softball; Basketball; Boating & Sailing; Camping, Hiking & Outdoors; Canoe, Kayak & Whitewater; Climbing; Cycling, Mountain; Cycling, Road; Fishing; Football (American); Golf; Hockey; Martial Arts & Boxing; Other Sports; Running & Track; Skiing & Snowboarding; Soccer; Tennis. Updated every few days.

NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association
http://www.ncaa.com/

Official website for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Find news, statistics, rankings, blogs, and videos for your favorite sport and college team!

Sports Illustrated for Women: 100 Greatest Female Athletes
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/1/

Sports Illustrated for Women provides biographies of 100 of "the century's greatest sportswomen".

Onnidan's Black College Sports Online
http://www.onnidan.com/

"Comprehensive site devoted to sports information about America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)." Inlcudes news, historical information, scores and schedules, and historical information.

PlaySportsTV
http://www.playsportstv.com/

Offers information on youth sports including "detailed video tips, drills, instructional guides, feature articles, interactive training and analysis tools." Features information on: baseball, basketball, lacrosse, football, gymnastics, hockey, skateboarding, soccer, softball and tennis.

Rulescentral.com
http://www.rulescentral.com/

This site is a "comprehensive resource for Rules Enthusiasts, Sports Fans and Participants, and Games Players." It offers rules for a wide variety of acitivities: sports, cards, boardgames

Scholarly Sport Sites
http://www.ucalgary.ca/lib-old/ssportsite/

This is "a Subject directory attempts to bring together sport sciences resources for the serious researcher. There are large sections on associations, databases/directories, archives, sport serials and national sport structures."

Sky Sports
http://www.skysports.com/

Official web site of British satellite TV sports network. Offers information on Soccer, Rugby, Cricket, Boxing, Tennis, Golf, and American sports. Browsable by topic.

The Sporting News: The Vault
http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/

This archive includes histories of the Super Bowl, the Final Four, and the World Series. It also has scrapbooks of articles and photos about famous athletes.

SPORTQuest
http://www.sirc.ca/online_resources/sportquest.cfm

This site provides links to detailed information on nearly 100 sports. Links to rules, athlete biographies, sport histories, associations, coaching techniques, magazines & e-zines, equipment, etc.

Sports Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com/sports.html?link=tmplnav

Find facts and figures about different kinds of sports.

Sports Media
http://www.sports-media.org/

A gateway site with links to all sorts of physical education resources on the web. Includes links to lesson plans, coaching resources, organizations, and more.

The Sports Network
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/home.asp

All sorts of current sports information, including scoreboards, standings, schedules, statistics, and news. Sections include MLB, NFL, NCAA Football, NHL, NBA, and PGA. Searchable.

Sports Schedules As You Like 'Em
http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/ferguson/schedules/

Daily and/or weekly schedules for professional hockey, football, soccer, baseball, basketball, and lacrosse, primarily in the United States, but also including some leagues in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Seasonal schedules are also available, along with the ability to "create your own sports schedule" and search for daily sporting events in specific cities.

TSN
http://www.tsn.ca/

Web presence of Canada's leading sports network. Sports news, statistics, commentary, and scores.

Women in Sports
http://www.makeithappen.com/wis/

Biographies of female athletes indexed by sport or by name; biographies of women in the sports field.

Women's Sports Foundation
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/

A great resource for women and sports with the mission to advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity. Includes information on issues, scholarships, events, and more.

World Wide Web of Sports
http://www.maurin.net/clarin/deportes/sports.html

Sports information from around the world, including basketball, baseball, hockey, volleyball, sailing, cricket, football, auto racing, frisbee, golf, running, rowing, and skating. Also includes video highlights from the previous day's NBA and MLB games (you'll need to be using a properly configured UNIX X terminal to see the video).

Yahoo! Sports
http://sports.yahoo.com/

Scores, Recaps, News, Schedules, Statistics and Standings for virtually all sports, as well as sports blogs and fantasy sports teams.