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History Of Steroids In Sports

History Of Steroids In Sports The practice of using herbs and foods for improving performance was prevalent in the original Olympic Games in ancient Greece. The story of modern steroids in sports is believed to have begun in 1950s; however some unofficial sources say that Germany´s Olympic team had used oral testosterone preparations in Berlin Olympics in 1936. The first ever evident use of steroids in sports is known to be in the World Weightlifting Championship in 1954. Making their debut in Helsinki Olympic in 1952, Soviets easily dominated in all major weight events in 1954. According to the sources,...

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History Of Soccer In The US

History Of Soccer In The US Although soccer is not THE sport in the US, the history of soccer in US is one of the longest around, right next to that of the English or the Scottish. After the English set out to form a set of rules for the game of soccer, these were soon taken to the new World, where Americans learned to love this rising sport, right next to another game that grew strong roots in the US back then: baseball. Actually, the American Football Association is the second oldest sports league in America, after the Major...

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Sports Memorabilia History

Sports Memorabilia History You might learn sports memorabilia history from your grandfather, who lived to tell the tales of rare moments in history, because he was at the event and saw the action up close and personal. These sports memories are fond ones, and are related on days when the children gather around on the porch because rain is keeping them from playing in the yard. People place a lot of importance on sports memorabilia history, because it is that history that helps them support their families. Sports memorabilia retailers learn a lot about the sports that surround their business,...

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History of Sports Memorabilia

History of Sports Memorabilia THE HISTORY OF SPORTS MEMORABILIA The other day I was cataloguing three boxes of baseball cards for a friend of mine and I began to think about how this entire card collecting and sports memorabilia phenomenon began. If you are a closet fan (as I am) of shows on television that travel from city to city checking out and pricing antiques for the general public, you’d be aware of the fact that often sports memorabilia is brought to the shows for assessment. So this tells me that a lot of people out there have sports memorabilia...

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Basketball History in the Making

Basketball History in the Making The history of basketball paved the way to a lot of significant events and people who made countless contributions for the evolution of basketball. Thanks to the very efforts of its founder, Dr. James Naismith, an instructor and a student in a Canadian school, basketball came into being. Early History It is said that the first court for basketball was situated in a YMCA Training School now known as Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Naismith needed something to pump up the energy level of his students and put them in proper shape as winter...

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A Look at the Early History of the National Basketball Association

A Look at the Early History of the National Basketball Association For one to appreciate what he sees now, he must have a glimpse from the past. Here, we have gathered some data regarding the history of the National Basketball Association which became the symbol of Basketball. From the combined efforts of the National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America, NBA was given birth in 1949. While the American public was quite skeptic on the game, history proves that this later became the most well-loved game in history that its story is marked by hundred of events that led...

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The Early History Of Baseball Cards

The Early History Of Baseball Cards The Nineteenth Century Baseball and photography in the United States were both seeing an explosion of popularity in the mid nineteenth century. This provoked baseball clubs to start taking individual and group pictures of their members. Some of these pictures were printed on smaller cards, much like modern-day, wallet sized photos. In the late 1860s, baseball became a professional sport, and trading cards began to appear with photos of players and teams. These were mainly used as a means of advertisement for companies, who placed an ad on the back of the card. A...

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Important Facts about the History of Basketball

Important Facts about the History of Basketball Basketball is a game that is well-known worldwide. There is nobody all over the world who does not understand about basketball or perhaps found out about the online game. And nowadays, there are various leagues and governing bodies for the online game; NBA being the most well-known league and FIBA as the greatest governing body. With its popularity, basketball is now being played in the majority of parts of the worlds. The game is even included in the Olympics. Though virtually everybody knows the online game, not all understands about the history of...

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College Football: The Complete History

College Football: The Total History The first university football game was played between Princeton and Rutgers on November Sixth, 1869 at New Brunswick in New Jersey. There were various things between the video game played that day and the video games we view today. In the early days of college football, the football was round and the field 120 backyards long and 75 lawns wide and each group had 25 gamers. The popularity of college football was fairly low in the early days and there were only 6 teams by the time a rugby ball was adopted for playing with...

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