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In college sports, does a redshirt have to sit a whole season?
More specifically to college football or even basketball, is a player who is redshirted allowed to play at all during their redshirt season?
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1answer
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Declaring the innings in limited overs cricket
I know that there is no need of declaring a match with limited overs format.
Even the world record total has been chased on that day itself.
but, My question is, what does the laws of cricket say ...
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Who is the Third Umpire?
For an international cricket match, there should be a TV umpire, a Match referee, and a Reserve umpire along with two umpires on the field,
Who is the third umpire of the above?
What are the ...
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3-0 wins in Super Over (Bowled out)
Has there been a game in T20I where the game was tied and a team won 3-0 during the subsequent bowl-out?
If yes,
The game was between which two teams?
Who scored hits in the bowl-out?
Who missed ...
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1answer
157 views
Which indian bowler makes the best bowling economy record with highest wicket taking on debut?
In International Cricket Which indian bowler makes the best bowling economy record with highest wicket taking on debut and give the figures.,
Example Format :
Overs-Runs-Wickets-Economy
10-10-5-2.3
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3
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2answers
211 views
Man of the Match award for two players
Is it possible to give player of the match award to more than one player, when the stats and performances of more than one player (from the same team) equals the same?
If yes, any history for the ...
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1answer
55 views
What are the factors in voting someone into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
What are the determinant factors in voting someone into the Hall of Fame in baseball? Or any sport for that matter. Is it just statistics or is it more of what that player represented?
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1answer
57 views
Can sports newspaper clippings carry similiar value as sports cards?
I know sports cards can carry much value or little value depending on many variables (the player, year, stats, condition of card, etc). But can sports clippings from newspaper carry value other than ...
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1answer
255 views
What longstanding NCAA Division 1 schools have never won a championship in any team sport?
Kansas State has never won a team title in any NCAA sport, either men's or women's.
Are there any other teams that have been in NCAA Division I since at least 1973 (when the current three-division ...
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1answer
510 views
Why is Boxing Day a match day in the English Premier League?
My question sounds easy: why is Boxing Day used as a match day in the English Premier League (EPL)?
The Wikipedia article on Boxing Day states that:
In England, Wales, Scotland and Northern ...
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2answers
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Why is the referee treated so different in soccer and rugby
Recently, in Dutch amateur football, a linesmen died after being attacked by players. This terrible news was directly the reason for the Dutch football association, KNVB, to apply some rules with ...
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3answers
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Best workout for obstacle race
What do you think is the best workout(s) for obstacle race that you can do on a daily/weekly basis?
There are many obstacle races with different obstacles, but what will be good workouts to be ...
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1answer
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Which teams has won the most titles in the four major American Sports?
Which teams has won the most titles in the four major American Sports (American Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey)? I think the Pittsburgh Steelers have the most in the NFL with 6? Who has the ...
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1answer
75 views
Hockey Players Introduced After a Game
At a NAHL game, I noticed as I was leaving that a few players, one by one, were being introduced back onto the ice after the game to have (what I describe as) a victory lap. I didn't pay attention to ...
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2answers
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Roles of Captains in Ice-Hockey
When I get around to watching the NHL, I notice a few players wearing a "C" or "A" patch on their jerseys. I understood this to be Captain and Assistant Captain.
What are the roles of "C" and "A" on ...
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2answers
158 views
What factors could be accounted for Liverpool FCs lack of success in EPL in the recent years?
It's been a while I have been wondering about why Liverpool's been lagging behind the other big clubs in the EPL. I went back and checked stats from the last 10 years. They have four top-3 finishes ...
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1answer
120 views
National team choice for athletes in the U.K
Every once in a while I hear about this or that athlete choosing Wales or Scotland over England for the national side in football or rugby. Prominent examples that come to my mind are Ryan Giggs and ...
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1answer
246 views
What is the highest number of picks a team has had in the draft?
I was looking at the draft from 2012 and noticed that the 49ers had made a lot of trades to acquire more picks for the 2013 draft. This led me to wonder about trades and the number of draft picks ...
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3answers
585 views
What is the biggest sports stadium in the world?
Which sports stadium (meaning any building designed to host sporting events) in the world is the largest and who plays there? I guess I'm thinking the largest as in the amount of people it can hold ...
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1answer
90 views
Bunting the ball while stepping on the plate
If a batter successfully bunts a ball while stepping on the plate, is he out? What if the bunt is unsuccessful?
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What kind of delivery is Nathan Lyon's “Jeff”?
In the recent Test series against South Africa, the Australian right arm off-spinner Nathan Lyon occasionally employed a delivery that spun the other way (away from a right hand batsmen instead of ...
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1answer
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What is the difference between a strong safety and a free safety?
There are two distinct labels for a "safety" in football: strong (SS) and free (FS).
Ed Reed (FS - Houston Texans) and Troy Polamalu (SS - Pittsburgh Steelers) are two of the premier players in the ...
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1answer
75 views
Football Goal Records
What is the world record for:
Most goals scored by one team in a game?
Most combined goals in a game?
Most goals scored by a team in a season?
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1answer
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NFL standings: 8-6-2 team vs 9-7-0 team?
Are they considered to have the same records? One should just apply tie-breaking procedures?
NFL rules say:
If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division finish ...
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2answers
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What is the difference between a regular defensive tackle and a nose tackle?
In American Football I sometimes hear the defensive tackle getting called the "nose tackle". I know that it has something to do with the 4-3 3-4 schemes but can somebody give me an explanation along ...
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What is an “over” in cricket?
I am from America. I have a limited understanding of how cricket works. I can guess most of the rules by watching the game but the question today is, What is the technical definition of an "over"?
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1answer
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How does one become a professional sprinter?
I know becoming a professional sprinter is far from easy, but I would like to know how. What kind of clubs do you have to join or what kind of tournaments do you go to?
What did somebody like Usain ...
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1answer
195 views
Formula 1: KERS and DRS
Over the past couple of seasons, overtaking in Formula 1 has moved from sheer car power and driver skill to also include technology like KERS and DRS.
What exactly are these KERS and DRS?
How does ...
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2answers
248 views
What type of bowlers are these?
In cricket commentary, some bowlers are called 'chinaman bowlers' and some 'orthodox bowlers'. What type of bowlers are these?
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1answer
239 views
Differences between fullbacks, halfbacks, and running backs
In American football, there are various position designations for runners that carry the ball across the line of scrimmage: full, half and running back.
Are there any differences between the three ...
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Collegiate walk-on becoming a statistical all-time leader
In 2012, quarterback Matt McGloin became the all-time leader in career passing touchdowns, with 45, at Penn State University(1). McGloin started his college career as a walk-on(2).
In collegiate ...
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Why was Hasheem Thabeet reinstated after being ejected?
In the November 28 2012 game between the OKC Thunder and the Houston Rockets, Thunder forward Hasheem Thabeet was ejected from the game. Shortly thereafter he was reinstated and returned to the court ...
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Umpire Decision Review System in cricket
A team has only one review remaining in the Decision Review System (DRS), and a batsman was given out Leg Before Wicket (LBW) and both batsmen were certain that the decision was in error and called ...
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NFL Schedule Procedure
During the 2012 NFL Season, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens play each other in weeks 11 and 13, two weeks (in both NFL schedule and time) apart. To me, that seems too close for comfort.
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Yellow card and red card in cricket
Yellow and red cards are given in some team sports like rugby,football etc.
Is there a practice of issuing these cards in cricket?
I heard that Billy Bowden gave yellow card for shane warne, and ...
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1answer
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Typical format for quarterback cadence
What is the typical format for an NFL quarterback cadence?
I would imagine that they have different words for everything, but they should have the same format in calling the original play, pointing ...
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Was Zinedine Zidane ever caught offside?
Many sources claim that Zinedine Zidane was never caught offside in his professional career.
Is this true? Because, I found two links that says: "Zidane was offside."
http://youtu.be/2Zxi6k0oyFw
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How do soccer broadcasts make money?
Being in the US, and a sports fan, it is impossible not to be aware of the huge amounts of money changing hands for sports teams be it the NFL, NBA, or MLB. I've always assumed these contracts are ...
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Why Day and Night test matches were not played yet? [closed]
Test cricket matches are being played since 19th century.
But, Why these test matches are not played under lights(ie, day and night matches).
It will increase the audience for test cricket and also ...
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Has an NCAA conference even dissolved?
With all the reshuffling of teams in college sports, for instance Rutgers and Maryland to the Big Ten, I was wondering if there was a past NCAA conference that ever dissolved? Because I see this ...
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Why wasn't Schwartz's challenge during the Thanksgiving Lions/Texans reviewed?
During the Nov 22, 2012 Detroit Lions/Houston Texans game, Lions head coach Jim Schwartz challenged a scoring play where the runner appeared to be down by contact. Since scoring plays are ...
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What happened to the wishbone?
The top rushing teams in college football are running some form of the wishbone/triple-option and some are doing it with less size and speed (military academies). It doesn't appear that defenses have ...
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What did Luiz Adriano do wrong in scoring a 'cheat goal'?
The news report on this site describes how Luiz Adriano scored an unsportsmanlike goal...
Adriano...rounded the Danish club's keeper to score after an
uncontested drop-ball
...and will ...
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How could a trade take place after the trade deadline?
In August 2012, roughly several weeks after the trade deadline, the Red Sox and the Dodgers made a trade in which the Red Sox sent players, worth over $250 million in remaining salary, to the Dodgers.
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Do sport players have pension rights?
Do players have pension benefits or retirement plans?
Unlike other employees, they can't work until the age of 65 and usually have a second career after they retire from their sport, generally before ...
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Maximum number of red cards
Whats the maximum number of red cards that a referee can give in a football match? Is there a limit to the number?
And does it vary from league to league and tournament to tournament?
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What does “filing retirement papers” actually mean?
This might be applicable to any worldwide major sport, but I'm most familiar with how it pertains to the 4 North American major sports.
What does it mean when a player files their "retirement papers" ...
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Does the List-A matches include One day internationals
I saw the profiles of Sachin, Ponting, Pietersen and some other international players.
All that stats shows that no. of their List-A matches are greater than no of their Odis,this only raised me the ...
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Can a player play after retirement?
If a player announced his retirement from international sports, Can he get back his retirement and play?
Who will decide on that(either the player or the country's sports authorities)?
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Possible dismissals off a noball, wide ball and free hit
I came to know that a batsman can be stumped out off a wide ball but not off a no-ball (Is it correct?)
What are the possibilities to dismiss batsmen, off a noball, a wide ball, a freehit ball and ...
