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Every week in the fall, thousands of football players trot onto the turf at college stadiums across the country. With pride, these players wear uniforms emblazoned with the colors and emblems of their schools. As they watch the action from the stands and on TV, most college football fans undoubtedly give little thought to the…
Read More College Football EquipmentLook out at cheering baseball fans from a player’s point-of-view in the baseball infographic below. Inside the stadium, and along the path of the pitch, you’ll find interesting stats about the economics of baseball, surprising fan-related facts and record-breaking moments in baseball history. NationWide Advertisement
Read More Play Ball! Baseball Fun FactsFrom unwelcomed leers and whistles to touching and physical assault, street harassment is an everyday issue that affects nearly all women at some point in their lives. If you’re a runner, it’s likely that you have experienced some form of street harassment. You can follow these simple, but helpful tips to stay as safe as…
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Cars aren’t at their best in snowy conditions, especially compared to winter sports athletes. Find out the average speed of nine snow sport athletes, and who would win if they raced you on your morning commute. Check out the race to work graphic below to see the winners and losers of our urban Iditarod |…
Read More The Race to WorkIn our world, there are truths and lies. Then, there is the ugly truth. It only elicits one kind of human emotion – denial. One such ugly truth that young and old, rich and poor will deny from their gut is doping in sports. If you’re not Jack the dull boy, you have probably idolized…
Read More Sports Doping: The Inescapable TruthLast year, nearly 37,000 cheerleaders visited the emergency room! Cheerleaders suffer more direct catastrophic injuries after football than track, baseball, wrestling, hockey, basketball, lacrosse, soccer and gymnastics. This infographic illustrates the dangers cheerleaders are exposed to, and why being categorized as a sport is important. The rate of direct catastrophic injuries is rising; it is…
Read More Cheerleaders Fly High And So Do Their RisksWhen football season rolls around, it’s time to break out the cooler, grill and team jerseys. Football Tailgating is a distinctly American pastime, celebrated at professional and collegiate football games across the country. Check out the graphic below to learn tailgating history, statistics and tips. Provided by Nationwide Insurance. Advertisement
Read More Football Tailgating History and StatisticsEach season the average college football player receives more than 1,000 blows to the head of a magnitude greater than 10 G-Force! More then 250 of those blows are greater then 30 G-Force. For comparison a F-16 Fighter Jet roll equals 9 G-Force! The concept for this infographic is based on the hidden risks of…
Read More Concussions – The Hidden Risk for Student AthletesEstablished in 2005 by Casper Blom, aged 19, BilligeGolfbolde.dk is an Internet based business where you can purchase golf balls, equipment and accessories. This infographic by BilligeGolfebolde.dk is purely educative, and seeks to inform people about various types of used golf balls. Golfers of the golfing community are somewhat similar to whisky drinkers. Not everyone…
Read More Used Golf BallsThe London Olympics went so fast, after eight years of preparation, the games are over. The world was impressed with London’s hosting of the worlds biggest event. The British team did fantastically well in achieving and surpassing their medal target. Sixty five medals is a huge tally, the biggest sense the start of the 20th…
Read More The London Olympic GamesExplore amazing Olympic facts with our London 2012 infographic – all the important 2012 Olympics facts and figures, including sports, Olympic venues and competitors. Source: Timeout.com Advertisement
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Read More London Tourism Figures This OlympicsOn this infographic, ArchDaily.com introduce you the iconic buildings of the Olympics since 776 B.C. until today! Advertisement
Read More Iconic Olympic BuildingsThe Men’s 100m. The iconic athletic event. We’ve dug out how the word record has tumbled since Jim Hines first broke the magic 10sec mark 44 years ago. And what we’re predicting for the final on August 5th. Just how fast can Usain Bolt run it in? Source: Sportingindex.com Advertisement
Read More Sporting Index – Evolution of the Olympic SprinterThis Infographic features Ancient Olympics- How it All Began! Brought to you by Flickr.com Advertisement
Read More Ancient OlympicsWinning a Grand Slam is the pinnacle of a tennis player’s career, but the tradition and history of Wimbledon makes this tournament extra special. With its iconic ivy-adorned setting and first-class facilities, SW19 is the number one event in the tennis calendar for players and fans alike. Over the years, the tournament has witnessed some…
Read More Wimbledon: The Finals CountdownThe infographic shows the rarity of how a team like the 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder is able to win an NBA championship. They’re well on their way to do so, and it would rewrite NBA history as we know it. Via: http://dallasbarn.es/images/An_Unlikely_NBA_Champ.png Advertisement
Read More An Unlikely NBA ChampionAt Mountain Reservations we love to have fun with the ski industry and skiing so we created an infographic called “What’s Your Sign”, based on skier skills of green, blue, and black. Advertisement
Read More What Level Skier Are You“A Visual Guide to The Kentucky Derby”, which details some popular topics and history facts on the most exciting two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby! The infogaphic was created by Derby Supply Chain Solutions which is a complete 3PL solution that specializes in assembly, packaging, warehousing and the distribution process. The Most Exciting Two…
Read More A Visual Guide to the Kentucky DerbyChevrolet start the 2012 WTCC season as champions having won the manufacturers and drivers championship in 2011 for the second year in a row. Chevrolet drivers Yvan Muller, Rob Huff and Alain Menu also finished 1-2-3 in the drivers championship respectively. This was Yvan Muller’s 3rd worl title, his second for Chevrolet. 2012 is the…
Read More Join Chevrolet For The 2012 WTCC SeasonRugby traditionally has been seen as a ‘thug’s game played by gentlemen’, and the fact that the ball is rarely seen during the game, which often looks more like mud wrestling, means that it doesn’t make much sense to us women. So, apart from helping you to look ‘scrum-my’ all year round with some great…
Read More The Womens Guide to Six NationsThe infographic displays some intriguing facts of how fast a batter needs to swing a baseball bat in order to hit a 95+ M.P.H. fastball and at what point they are able to determine the type of pitch (e.g. fastball, slider, changeup, curve ball, etc). Via: Phoenix Bats: Wood Bats Advertisement
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The answer is that perhaps they are. The question is “Are Student Athletes Exploited?” as shown in the following infograph. The infograph introduces the topic by explaining that in recent years, students, colleges and universities have often been in the news for various scandals and corruptions. It points out that while some students apparently do…
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Deflated footballs, anyone? Of course, this controversy regarding a post-season game between the American football teams of the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts (and which has its own Wikipedia article–see “Deflategate”) occurred slightly more than three years after the “Catastrophes and Blunders at Sporting Events” infographic was published. Moreover, there was no loss…
Read More Catastrophes and Blunders at Sporting EventsThe fallacy of the broken window. This economic concept was explained fully and in exquisite detail in the book Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt. In brief, it says that if you spend $50 in one place then that means that you have $50 less to spend elsewhere. As an example, if you have…
Read More The Fantasy Sports EconomyEveryone loves the NFL; they are a rage among people from some parts of the world. Even though these players are very popular, their names are equally popular. Despite the fact that some of these names are very hard to spell or pronounce, they are pronounced all over the world, in NFL loving countries and…
Read More The NFL Name GameAmerican Football is undoubtedly one of the most loved sports not just in America. It is also quite popular in some European nations. Not all nations all over the world have football teams of their own. In this case, how would you decide which team should you root for? Isn’t this quite confusing? This infographic…
Read More What Football Team Should I Root For?There are some puzzles, conundrums, questions or queries, or other statements which–if you put your mind to it–you can figure out for yourself. Or maybe not. One such riddle is presented in the “Bull vs. Bolt” infographic which presents a theoretical race between a bull (in the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain race)…
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Who doesn’t know about the legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar? His contribution to Indian cricket and the cricketing world has been immense and would be remembered by people forever. This infographic titled “Life of Sachin Tendulkar” covers briefly the important dates and events in the life of this legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. A timeline of all…
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