Extreme ironing is the sport for you if you want to combine sport with performance art. It entails hiking or climbing to a remote location and ironing…
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Obscure Sports Weekly: SlamBall
Most sports require a mixture of speed and strength to achieve success. Mason Gordon went above and beyond these requirements when he created SlamBall, a…
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Obscure Sports Weekly: Roller Derby
Roller derby began as a spin-off of marathon events, walk-a-thons and dance-a-thons, popular in the 1930s. Leo A. Stelzer sponsored the first marathon skating session in…
Read MoreObscure Sports Weekly: Futsal
Futsal or “Futebol de salão,” otherwise known as “room football,” is a sport that is not well known by most Americans. In its most basic…
Read MoreObscure Sports Weekly: LARPing
Parks and college campuses have seen an increase in what appears to be medieval duels. In these duels, groups of people dressed as fictional characters…
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Obscure Sports Weekly: Quidditch
Whether they briefly saw it on a movie preview or recall the exact value of the Golden Snitch, many are familiar with the Harry Potter-based…
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