Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Eladio Bobadilla, "It's Giving Back to the Community"
This article focuses on race issues and sports players. It discusses the when then San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem in to protest police brutality, racism, and "a country that...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Gymnastics
Meet an expert gymnast to learn about the sport of gymnastics. Find out what gear you need, how to play, safety tips, and more.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Tennis
Look here to get advice on the game of tennis from an expert. Find out what gear you will need, safety tips, how to play, and some activities you can do for practice.
Other
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Sports Illustrated for Kids, as its name implies, covers the world of sports from a youthful perspective. With a focus mainly on professional sports, content includes top news, fantasy sports, trivia, and other games.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Beauty & Happiness: How Can We Achieve Happiness?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How can we achieve happiness?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Olympic Sports: The Joyner Family
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery subject, the Joyner...
Archaeological Institute of America
The Ancient Olympics: Winning at Olympia
New studies challenge traditional notions about Greek Athletes and why they competed.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Softball
Learn from an expert softball player about playing the game of softball. Discover what gear you'll need, how to play it safe, and the science behind the game.
Library of Congress
Loc: First College Basketball Game
How and why was basketball invented? To see some actual photographs and read about the beginning of this very popular sport, visit this page from the Library of Congress.
Other
Serena Williams
The official homepage of Serena Williams contains pictures, news, statistics and interviews, for fans of tennis great Serena Williams. You can find out where she's playing next and read her comments on individual matches. Includes video.
University of Florida
University of Florida: Sport Clubs
Information on sport clubs at the University of Florida. Contact information is provided if you are interested in joining.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Tips for Grown Ups
Learn ways to stay active with your children, in this guide from Arthur: "Arthur Weighs In."
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: History of the Olympics
Learn more about the history of the Olympic Games with this interactive timeline.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Archery Practice
Under a cherry tree in full bloom, a mounted archer takes aim at a round paper target held by a running servant. One of several forms of archery practice formalized as early as the Kamakura period (1185-1333), this activity trained...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Tips for Kids
Help children learn easy ways to stay physically fit, in this guide from Arthur.
A&E Television
History.com: 7 Bizarre Sports Curses
Superstitions and sports are inseparable, but a few sports franchises and athletes have endured runs of such poor fortune that they seemingly can only be explained by the supernatural. Hexes such as the Curse of the Bambino and Curse of...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: History of Baseball, 1860 1945
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums pertaining to the history of baseball. See Babe Ruth's reinvention of the game with his homers, and get to know the heroes who left the diamond to...
California Digital Library
Calisphere: Sports
A broad selection of images featuring sports can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
Other
Cmg Worldwide: Jack Dempsey
This site offers a biography of famous heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey. It mentions several of his famous knockouts and offers the audio of his fights.
Other
Business Climate: Texas: Top Industries
This guide to Texas' top nine industries links the reader to articles and other information on each topic.
Other
Springfield Public School District: Elizabethan England
Springfield Public School District provides comprehensive information on England during the Elizabethan time period. Includes historical figures and events, everyday life, arts and architecture, Shakespeare, and it offers links to other...
Other
British Kendo Association
This site provides information about the history of Kendo. It includes news about recent tournaments in England and shows how the sport has grown in popularity.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Women's Tennis Club at University of Texas, 1906
Here's a brief article on the history of women's sports in the U.S. along with photos from the women's tennis club at the University of Texas. Part of a larger exhibit on the history of women's rights and voting.