The odds of a soccer player converting a penalty kick into a goal are very high. In major leagues, the percentage comes out to between 74-79 percent. Of the 21...
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What may have been the best pitching performance in baseball history only resulted in a loss. On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix took the mound for the Pittsburgh...
FIFA, the organization that oversees the worldwide organization and development of the sport of soccer, generally mandates that clubs only be allowed to...
Generally, countries that host the Olympics put together some of the best athletic performances in their histories and finish with significantly more medals...
Fenway Park opened in spectacular fashion on April 20, 1912, with 24,000 rooting on the Boston Red Sox to a 7-6 win in 11 innings over the rival New York...
The United States men’s national soccer team has had a mostly unremarkable history although its form has improved a bit over the last couple of decades...
Every January, a phenomenon occurs at the local gym. Hordes of individuals flock to their nearest corporate gym in hopes of losing weight, gaining muscle, and...
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is the oldest one in American professional sports. It was first held in 1933 at Chicago’s Comiskey Park, and the...
Normally, soccer clubs that experience the most continental glory are those that regularly claim their domestic league trophies, and it’s just assumed...
France was one of four European countries to take a long boat trip to Uruguay for the inaugural World Cup in 1930. They were joined by Yugoslavia, Romania and...