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Published on October 10, 2009 by RandomPrecision24
That's right, it's that time of year once again. And as Hank Williams Jr. would ask, "Are you ready for some football?" Here at Listverse we are, and so we present the Top Ten Most Memorable NFL Moments.
Published on August 31, 2009 by RandomPrecision24
In honor of Mark Bruehle’s perfect game for the White Sox in July, and Eric Bruntlett’s unassisted triple play in August, we present the Top Ten Impressive Single Game Baseball Feats. In roughly 750,000 major league baseball games some odd things have...
Published on August 8, 2009 by DarrylH
Following on from the rather controversial list Top 20 Football Players Of All Time, we are now presenting the top 10 best footballers who never played in a world cup. Hopefully this will fill some gaps from the previous list and satisfy everyone. Please note...
Published on July 26, 2009 by bucslim
It would be easy to compile a list of great home run hitters or other power statistics for this list. The long ball certainly brings people to the games. But that would ignore other aspects of offensive baseball like hitting for average, speed and base running...
Published on July 4, 2009 by JFrater
We have already done a list of well-timed (and mostly amusing) sports photos, so because it is a Saturday and the 4th of July, we thought it would be nice to have another fun list. This time we are not as concerned about the timing (though it is significant in...
Published on June 18, 2009 by Jay K
You may not remember it, but there was a time when sport had a purpose greater than entertainment and advertising. Early fencing, wrestling, archery, and pentathlon competitions trained troops in the practical arts of war. Later, sport refocused to improve...
Published on May 8, 2009 by signe
This is a list of the top ten best road bicycle racers of all time. My criteria are that the bicycle racers have performed well in both the three big stage races - Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España – but also in the minor stage races such as...
Published on April 29, 2009 by ChrisF
Surprisingly this is only our second list of curses - which, considering the vast number of them around, is quite amazing. In this list, rather than looking at generic curses from the ages, we are looking at 10 specifically sport related curses. We are starting...
Published on February 19, 2009
The ten greatest international rugby teams as chosen by the International Rugby Board. I have kept their list the same but I have added some facts and history on each team. I have also included some videos that I have found on YouTube showing the teams in play.
Published on February 5, 2009
Skydiving is the single most exciting sport there is. Nothing even comes close to the exhilaration you feel when floating on a cushion of air, and flying your canopy safely to the ground. It’s also very misunderstood, and filled with many common fallacies and...
Published on January 24, 2009
Ten of the greatest sporting dynasties from around the world. All sports considered. Back in the day, before drafts, salary caps and obscene paychecks, a team or nation could dominate the competition in ways that would make GameStop bow down out of respect...
Published on January 23, 2009
The ten best major league pitchers in the history of the game - partly based on stats. Talk about your difficult lists to compile! There are wild differences from numerous sources as to who should be on this list...
Published on December 11, 2008
There has been much debate over the best footballers & rightly so, considering the sheer amount of players & the vastness of 'the beautiful game'. It is astonishing how FIFA has more members than the UN.
Published on November 15, 2008
Fifteen of the sporting moments that will be forever remembered in history. While I am not a sporting person, I certainly can appreciate the great moments that sports has given to history.
Published on October 1, 2008
Pro wrestlers have to deal with enormous physical punishment, real injuries and a grueling travel schedule.
Published on September 24, 2008
With softball and baseball having their last showing at this year's Olympics, it seems apt to look back at some of the events that have graced past Olympic Games.
Published on August 5, 2008
Our previous list dealt with the ancient olympics - this one deals with events you won't see at
any olympics. It is well known that there are some events now included in the summer olympics that seem to be odd sports, but none are as odd as these.
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