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Sports and Fitness

"Sports" generally refers to any physical activity that diverts or amuses. More specifically, it refers to 1) organized competition between trained athletes (e.g., basketball, Tennis, or Wrestling) and 2) any type of physical recreation such as swimming, hunting or fishing.

Types of Sports

Transportation Sports. Sports that involve modes of transportation. Car racing is one example. A sport that involves speed and skill.

War Games. Combative sports that involves battle between teams or individuals. Examples of this sport include Boxing, Judo and Fencing.

Ball Games. Contests that are based on manipulation, either by using parts of the body or by an implement, of various types of balls. Basketball, bowing and tennis are examples of this type of sport.

Sports Facts

Boxing. Muhammad Ali, who dominated heavyweight boxing from 1964 through the 1970's, brought new popularity to the sport by his publicity flair as well as his fighting skills.

Basketball. Wilt (the Stilt) Chamberlain, at 216 cm, is arguably the greatest scorer in basketball history. He holds the record for most points scored in an NBA game. He scored 100 points on March 2, 1962.

Baseball. Babe Ruth, the greatest slugger in the history of baseball started out as a pitcher but later became famous as a batter.