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WHERE DID THE FIST BUMP ORIGINATE?

It’s pretty common today to see a couple of guys give each other a fist bump in the office when things go well, but where the heck did that gesture come from? The fist bump started with pro boxers in the 1970′s, after people began imitating how they touched their gloves before a match. Later, [...]

HOW YOUR LOCAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM DID THIS WEEKEND WILL EFFECT TODAY’S ELECTIONS

How did your local college football team do this weekend? Well apparently the outcome of that game will have an affect on today’s elections. According to a 2010 study, when a local college football team wins in the days before an election, the incumbent politicians get a bump of 1.6 points. The good mood sparked [...]

MY PET COULD DO A BETTER JOB PICKING THE GAMES

As we enter the sixth week of the NFL season, many office football pool players, who think they know a lot about the game, are finding themselves at the bottom of the leader board. So this week, consider offering up a more scientific way of picking this weekend’s games; let your pet do it. Write [...]

WHAT WE WILL DO FOR THE SAKE OF OUR TEAM

This weekend marks the first full weekend of regular season NFL football games and what we won’t do to make sure our team wins. All true football fans have “lucky” clothing that they wear to ensure a victory for their beloved team. As a matter of fact, 85% of sports fans dress in team colors [...]

THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE IS GETTING IN THE WINE BUSINESS

As we get ready for the first regular season NFL game tonight, football fans are breaking out all manner of NFL licensed gear to wear, eat out of and just look at. It seems like you can buy just about anything with a team logo on it today. Just when you think there is nothing [...]

WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOUR KID MAKES IT TO THE PROS?

As parents watch their kids play a sport and do it well, it’s hard not to dream of them going pro and supporting you for the rest of your life. However, reality dictates that you spend more time encouraging your kids to study harder than to practice free throws. Only 8% of college baseball, basketball, [...]

HOW MUCH DOES AN UMPIRE MAKE?

We all know that today’s Major League Baseball stars can easily command yearly salaries in the double digit millions. However, have you ever wondered what the guys who call the shots on the diamond, the umpires, make a year? According to MLB.com Major League Baseball umpires get around $120,000 a year when they start out [...]

DO YOU LEAVE THE GAME ON WHEN YOU HAVE SEX?

Millions of Americans will be watching the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star game tonight on Fox. Most likely, watching the game is not the only thing we’ll be doing while it’s on. 92% of us have eaten lunch or dinner with a game on. 39% have had a game on at work. 35% of us [...]

IT’S NATIONAL SPORTS CLICHE WEEK!

This week is officially National Sports Cliche Week, a week set aside to honor the use of sports cliches by athletes, sports announcers and sportswriters. There are a couple of ways you might be able to make some fun radio with this. One way would be to schedule an interview with someone and see how [...]

WHY DO TENNIS PLAYERS CHECK THE BALL BEFORE SERVING?

If you are following the tennis action at Wimbledon this week, you’ve probably noticed the players studying the ball before serving. Why do they do that? It all comes down to hair. The hair on a new tennis ball tends to be smoothed flat, while a ball that’s been knocked around a bit will be [...]

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