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  Sports - A Biblical Perspective   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Most sports historians trace the origin of sports to the necessity of honing skills necessary to sustain life in the ancient world, skills needed for hunting and war.
Sports have been and are still being used by governments for nationalistic purposes (one classic example is the third Reich and the Olympics of 1936).
Sports can be a force contributing to division and violence and enhance the animosity between rival groups both in international and local competitions (from rioting and fighting at European soccer games to parking brawls after high school football games).
www.randolphefree.org /sports_-_a_biblical_perspective.htm   (5731 words)

  
 1862 - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
1859 1860 1861 - 1862 - 1863 1864 1865
1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).
You can find it there under the keyword 1862 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1862andaction=history).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/1862   (1667 words)

  
 Drug Free Sports Act
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations requiring professional sports associations operating in interstate commerce adopt and enforce policies and procedures for testing athletes who participate in their respective associations for the use of performance-enhancing substances.
The Secretary may exempt from the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 3 any professional sports association that has previously adopted and implemented policies and procedure for testing athletes for prohibited substances that meet or exceed the requirements of such regulations.
Beginning 1 year after the date on which the final rules required by section 3 are issued, the Secretary may fine any professional sports association that fails to adopt and enforce testing policies and procedures consistent with such regulations.
www.theorator.com /bills109/hr1862.html   (763 words)

  
 National Olympic Committee of the Republic Of Uzbekistan: News / “Barkamol avlod sports competitions”
The final republican step of the “Barkamol Avlod” sports competitions in Jizzak region in 2000 were held with the following 8 kinds of sports, totally 1862 youth participated.
The final republican step of the “Barkamol avlod” sports competitions in Andijan region in 2003 were held with the following 14 kinds of sports, totally 2786 youth participated.
In the final republican step of the Barkamol avlod” sports competitions in Tashkent region in 2005, 2982 participants (sportsmen-2422, judges-252, coaches-308) participated, that is 213 participants from each region.
www.olympic.uz /en/content.scm?contentId=2498   (201 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Third, because NHLPA members are seen by young aspiring hockey players and fans around the world as important role models, they want to leave no doubt about their opposition to performance enhancing substances and the possibility of their use of such substances.
Given the fact that we are over eight months into the owners' most recent lockout, which has cost the sport the loss of an entire season, and are still without a new collective agreement, the details of any new drug testing program have yet to be finalized.
The players I represent see no place for the use of performance enhancing substances in our sport and are sensitive to their position as role models to many aspiring hockey players and fans around the world.
www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=125379   (1592 words)

  
 The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Food Pyramid Goes Interactive
Nancy Clark, MS, RD, a sports nutritionist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, calls the pyramid a "missed opportunity." For example, she says the graphic loses its educational value when photocopied in fl and white.
Most professional sports leagues have taken the stance that they already have adequate drug policies in place, and that the leagues are best equipped to police their own players.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, in a break from other sports officials, has said that he is open to the idea of federal intervention if the drug-testing policies of professional prove to be inadequate.
www.physsportsmed.com /issues/2005/0605/news0605.htm   (1595 words)

  
 GovTrack: H.R. 1862: Text of Legislation
Tests shall be conducted at random HR 1862 IH 3 1 throughout the entire year and the athlete shall not 2 be notified in advance of the test.
HR 1862 IH 4 1 (ii) An athlete who tests positive, hav- 2 ing once previously tested positive shall be 3 permanently suspended from participation 4 in the professional sports association.
The study shall examine the prohibited sub- 5 stance policies and testing procedures of-- 6 (A) intercollegiate athletic associations; 7 (B) college and university athletic depart- 8 ments; and 9 (C) secondary schools and State and re- 10 gional interscholastic athletic associations.
www.govtrack.us /congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h109-1862   (808 words)

  
 About the USA > Sports > Soccer
Originally called association football (the name soccer is a corruption of “assoc” which is derived in turn from association), soccer is distinguished from American or Canadian football and from rugby in that it is primarily played with the feet.
No other sport crosses so many cultural boundaries, and it no surprise that it is the fastest growing team sport in the United States.
That sparked increased interest in the sport and built on the legacy of the North American Soccer League (NASL), which in the late 1970s brought international stars like Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer to the United States.
usa.usembassy.de /sports-soccer.htm   (1254 words)

  
 CYMA - swiss watches corporate gifts luxury watch manufacturers makers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Long the diver's choice of royalty and the rich and famous on three continents, each sports dress technical scientifically precise Cyma timepiece makers company is more than just a way diamond gold to tell time…it is a work of art.
In 1862, in a quiet Valley deep within the corporate specialty timpiece wrist Jura diver's Mountains of Switzerland, Cyma artisans began to fashion the world’s most chronograph men's women's elegant luxury timepieces.
In luxury chronograph timpiece the gifts unlikely event that a Cyma needs service there is a world wide sports men's women's manufacturers network of service centers from which to makers company choose (click for the technical diamond gold service center nearest you).
www.cymawatch.com   (361 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
In 1862, the first ever ski jumping competition was organised in Trysil (Norway).
In around 1900, Norwegian Bjarne Nielsen demonstrated the first classical jumps with a length of 17 metres.
Association of the International Olympic Winter Sports Federations
www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=SJ&sportCode=SI   (366 words)

  
 Sports 123: Football
The modern codes of football saw the light in 1848 at Cambridge University in England, where representatives from several schools produced the first set of modern rules.
In 1862 the rules were revised and they are the basis of what we call Football today.
This XI vs XI game, where the object is to advance the ball by kicking to the opponent's end of the field where goals can be scored by putting the ball across the goal line between the posts and under a crossbar, has conquered the world from that time.
sports123.com /foo/index.html   (250 words)

  
 WHIOTV.com - Sports - Pro Sports Commissioners Summoned To D.C.
Bud Selig of Major League Baseball, Gary Bettman of the National Hockey League and David Stern of the National Basketball Association will be among the witnesses called to testify before the House Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee on May 18.
The subcommittee, which has heard testimony from baseball and football, has been developing legislation -- the Drug Free Sports Act of 2005 (H.R. 1862) -- that would force uniform testing throughout the sports world in the United States.
"Professional sports expect world-class performances from their players, and these athletes should be subject to world-class testing standards.
www.whiotv.com /sports/4485080/detail.html   (553 words)

  
 2050 Chapter 13 Lecture Notes
The NHL is nuts to be sleeping in the same bed with a thug who cashes a paycheck only because he (1) strikes fear into talented players (2) has memorized the Flyer’s bully manual (3) obeys coach Mike Keenan
Should they be more objective and critical with less fairytales about sport or sport figures?
Sport reporters use colloquial expressions more than reporters for other news events
www.coe.unt.edu /maughan/2050_chapter_13_lecture_notes.htm   (472 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports: Disabled: Deaf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Australian Deaf Sports Federation - Information about national and international competitions for the deaf, the federation's organization, and national and states sports contacts.
Canadian Deaf Sports Association - Administration information as well as provincial and sports-specific contacts for this organization which oversees deaf sports in Canada.
Ontario Deaf Sports Association Inc. - Results and news, events, hall of fame, and local club contacts for this Canadian province.
dmoz.org /Sports/Disabled/Deaf   (607 words)

  
 Sports :: Rules :: Soccer ::
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By the early nineteenth century the game began to spread in public schools and universities.
In 1848 the ‘Cambridge Rules for Soccer’ were written, and in 1862 the The Notts County Football Club was founded – the oldest Football club in the world.
www.dimdima.com /sports/show_rules.asp?q_search=Soccer   (174 words)

  
 Sports Insights Forum
Sports Insights Forums - whitechalkolate's over under system for mlb
Posted - 05/27/2005 : 4:55:39 PM I have been looking through every teams record for over under, and i have found the following.
I think OBP is equally important as runs given up.
www.sportsinsights.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1862   (711 words)

  
 Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Fellow Knights and Sports fans - There are several sports events we are planning that may fit into your schedule or you wish to participate.
The combined prizes in the amount of $364 for the outstanding bowling at the State Tournament was presented to the Grand Knight at the Annual Knights of Columbus State Convention.
Our Council is active in many sports activities year round.
www.knights6153.org /IndexInfo/Sports.html   (1126 words)

  
 GovTrack: H.R. 1862: Drug Free Sports Act
Official Title: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for certain sports associations engaged in interstate commerce.
This bill is in the first step in the legislative process.
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process where the bill is considered in committee and may undergo significant changes in markup sessions.
www.govtrack.us /congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-1862   (322 words)

  
 Sports Museums and Halls of Fame
Various files are arranged by type of museum, geographically or in alphabetical order.
This is a comprehensive guide to sport museums and libraries in all states of Australia.
Museum of Sports and Tourism, Warsaw / Muzeum Sportu i Turystyki w Warszawie
www.ucalgary.ca /lib-old/ssportsite/mushof.html   (453 words)

  
 Favorite D-Man - Sports Central Message Boards
Sports Central Message Boards > Miscellaneous Sports Discussion > Other Sports Blitz > Hockey
When I asked the question, "who is your current favorite player, excluding goalties" a while back, no one mentioned a defenseman, so I guess we need a separate thread for that!
Contact Us - Sports Central - Community Guidelines - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top
www.sports-central.org /community/boards/showthread.php?t=1862   (217 words)

  
 SportsShooter.com - Member 'Fun Pix'
So explore this section, and please please please don't take yourself too seriously all the time.
Caption: The United States Federal Government has finally recognized the excellence put forth by Sports Illustrated photographers, and created the Limited Edition "SI XXXX" US Government Plates.
I guess they figure SI photogs are on the road so much, they should just have a National plate on their vehicles.
www.sportsshooter.com /funpix_view.html?id=1862   (124 words)

  
 Tennis court surfaces and other sport surfaces home page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tennis court surfaces and other sport surfaces home page
A special thanks to Kurt Vollherbst of Kurt's Kourts in Pennington, NJ for sending these photos of a recent project in Bordentown, NJ.
Nova Sports U.S.A. 6 Industrial Road, Building #2, Milford, MA 01757
www.novasports.com /monthly_court/May01.htm   (77 words)

  
 FSN - Fantasy CFL @ Fantasy Sports Network
FSN - Fantasy CFL @ Fantasy Sports Network
Kevin Glenn completed 20-of-32 passes with a touchdown and an interception as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers bested the Saskatchewan Roughriders, 27-23, at Canada Inns Stadium.
Copyright 2005, Fantasy Sports Network Inc. All rights reserved.
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 Discount Firearms and Accessories - Deez Shooting Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Deez Shooting Sports is a Federal Firearms Licensed dealer located in
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The Saiga Sporting Rifle, available in.223 Rem.,.308 Win., and 7.62x39mm with Kalashnikov semi-auto action, and choice of fl synthetic or wood stock.
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 Davenport Shooting Association Home | DSA Davenport Iowa Since 1862
The goal of the Davenport Shooting Association is to allow it's members, and guests the opportunity to participate in the traditional off hand shooting sport considered to be the Schuetzen style.
In doing so, we not only carry forward a tradition started in Dav
enport Iowa in 1862, we also promote the sport as a family activity with some of our current members being the 4th, 5th or 6th generation of members.
www.dsaiowa.com   (84 words)

  
 The Herald News - This Day in Sports
The Herald News - This Day in Sports
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------ 1862 - Marked the opening of baseball first enclosed park - Brooklyn's Union Grounds.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=16639738&BRD=1710&PAG=740&dept_id=353122&rfi=6   (416 words)

  
 CADwire.net - Directory > Sports > Disabled   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Home » Directory » Sports » Disabled » Deaf
Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Recreation and Sports: Sports: Disability: Deaf (9)
- This organization administers the World Games for the Deaf, and provides historical information on the development of sports for the deaf, as well as regional contacts.
www.cadwire.net /directory/dir.asp?/Sports/Disabled/Deaf   (627 words)

  
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