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- The Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics) are the worlds premier multi-sport international athletic competition held every ...28 KB (4,253 words) - 00:34, 18 November 2022
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- He was the primary force in the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896 ... A growing interest in the ancient Olympic Games, fed by the archaeological ...10 KB (1,541 words) - 05:26, 24 November 2022
- the Temple of Zeus, but also hosted the Olympic Games. Held every four years, the games dated back possibly further than 776 B.C.E. The games quickly ...7 KB (1,101 words) - 04:40, 28 April 2023
- to the publication of the classic Theory of Games and Economic Behavior which ... behavior. In 1944, they wrote Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, recognized ...9 KB (1,193 words) - 04:38, 18 November 2022
- time, most innings pitched all-time, most games started all-time, and most ... and sometimes took part in old timers’ games. Robba died in 1933. Young ...14 KB (2,233 words) - 06:49, 12 January 2024
- for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times. Looking ... in 2004, when Athens hosted the Olympic Games and the shot put competitions ...17 KB (2,779 words) - 19:43, 26 July 2023
- == Role-playing games == Role-playing games often involve a casual form of improvisational ...10 KB (1,481 words) - 15:30, 4 February 2023
- The Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics) are the worlds premier multi-sport international athletic competition held every ...28 KB (4,253 words) - 00:34, 18 November 2022
- uncovered the site of the original Olympic Games, including the stadium which ... of the Olympic stadium, where the Olympic Games took place in Ancient Greece. ...7 KB (1,047 words) - 19:34, 13 February 2024
- the Washington Senators, Johnson won 417 games—only Cy Young won more. when he led the American League in wins, games, starts, complete games, ...12 KB (1,766 words) - 22:27, 3 May 2023
- he retired. His feat of winning 20 or more games in each of 13 seasons was ... Spahn won more games than any other lefty (363) and is the fifth-winningest ...13 KB (1,890 words) - 22:56, 3 May 2023
- team's typical baseball season was 152 games, without including World ... Sisler did even better in 1922, hitting safely in 41 consecutive games ...12 KB (1,757 words) - 10:58, 13 December 2023
- A video game is a game that involves the interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Video games may have ...26 KB (4,049 words) - 20:12, 3 May 2023
- Pythian, Isthmian and Nemean Games. Rich and allusive in style, they ... ::But, my heart, would you chant the glory of games, :look no farther ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 06:16, 24 November 2022
- have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 118 countries. ... the Harlem Globetrotters only lost two more games in the next 38 years (12 ...13 KB (1,878 words) - 09:11, 19 January 2024
- social organization based on a theory of games of strategy, as explained ... ==Representation of games== The games studied by game theory are well ...30 KB (4,403 words) - 04:08, 18 April 2024
- and lawn bowling, are still popular games around the world. ... was, undoubtedly, one of the more popular games brought to the British colonies ...13 KB (2,040 words) - 20:02, 20 November 2023
- C.E. In the classical era, the Panhellenic Games were held throughout Europe ... 1866, held the first English championship games for unpaid "gentlemen ...27 KB (4,185 words) - 05:55, 21 August 2023
- winning six consecutive World Series games. He also won 20 regular season ... years later the 6'2" Gomez won 21 games for the Yankees with the ...11 KB (1,553 words) - 19:03, 25 October 2022
- be understood as a series of 'language games', in which it is a mistake ... the question of why and how all kinds of games are called "games." ...17 KB (2,394 words) - 00:08, 8 January 2024
- Poker is a popular card game, or group of card games, in which players compete against one another by gambling on the values of each player& ...21 KB (3,695 words) - 08:29, 24 November 2022
- were created for expert players, beginning games in a seemingly random manner. ... random from a set of accepted openings. Two games are played with the chosen ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 18:36, 13 February 2024
- Miller spent 13 years at Wichita State (WSU), winning 255 games, earning ... roster for the Shockers won a school-record 27 games. Miller's ...11 KB (1,752 words) - 00:29, 8 December 2022
- for broadcasting 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, ... Hearn's streak of 3,338 consecutive Lakers games came to an end ...11 KB (1,717 words) - 21:00, 9 December 2023
- with 31 touchdowns and 3,362 yards in only 20 games. Less than a week ... touchdowns against Nebraska. In seven games as a sophomore he ran for ...15 KB (2,324 words) - 02:25, 8 December 2022
- as Koreans; they participated in the games as a member of the Japanese ... *Large, David Clay. 2007. Nazi games the Olympics of 1936. New York: ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 15:58, 14 October 2022
- that his team had won more than 100 straight games. The game was played ... the struggling NBA with doubleheader games featuring his Harlem Globetrotters ...11 KB (1,745 words) - 04:45, 14 June 2023
- he threw touchdown passes in 47 consecutive games, considered by many to be ... still excelled. One of the most memorable games of the season came in a 59 ...15 KB (2,068 words) - 23:26, 3 August 2022
- === Video games === The same concept of flow is used in video games. After mastering the ...13 KB (1,998 words) - 17:43, 28 March 2024
- mainly to the Yankees, often attending games at Yankee Stadium with his ... 1958. Ford pitched two consecutive one-hit games in 1955, to tie a record ...20 KB (3,113 words) - 18:40, 4 May 2023
- Summer Olympics. Adolf Hitler was using the games to show the world a resurgent ... After the games he had difficulty making a living and became a sports ...10 KB (1,557 words) - 08:12, 3 April 2024
- ===Ancient Games=== [[Image:Greece_olympics-1.jpg|right|300px|]] While most recognize the Olympic Games as the start of track and field ...24 KB (3,812 words) - 04:52, 1 May 2023
- time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), and at-bats ... accusations that he gambled on baseball games while playing for and managing ...22 KB (3,468 words) - 01:04, 24 November 2022
- of which were renovated for the 15th Asian Games, held in December 2006, for ... Stadium (the main venue for the 2006 Asian Games), the Khalifa Tennis Stadium ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 16:36, 29 January 2024
- routinely playing in neighborhood pickup games. At night he would shoot ... and gold medalists, Greece. The University Games, held in Zagreb in 1987, ...21 KB (3,024 words) - 19:21, 14 August 2020
- Television programs, computer and video games, films, music, websites, ... was used to describe a package of software games for the Oric 1 and Spectrum ...16 KB (2,367 words) - 18:18, 12 February 2024
- looks attracted many female fans to attend games. Best's habit of playing ... #039; to the USA, where he played nine games with the San Jose Earthquakes ...22 KB (3,398 words) - 07:05, 18 April 2024
- From his first NCAA college games for DePaul, Mikan dominated his ... player for scoring 120 points in three games, including 53 points in a ...19 KB (3,019 words) - 16:27, 15 August 2021
- at least one hit in a PCL-record, 61 consecutive games. ... at least one hit in each of the last 19 games of spring training, then ...16 KB (2,431 words) - 13:46, 1 August 2022
- #039;s leaders. Accounts of his death, at games held in Caesaria in 44 C ... After Passover in 44, Agrippa went to Caesarea, where he had games ...11 KB (1,756 words) - 06:49, 16 June 2023
- sporting events, including several Olympic Games (1964, 1972, 1992, 1994, ... * Tokyo Olympic Summer Games in Japan, 1964 * Sapporo Winter Olympic ...18 KB (2,543 words) - 02:46, 21 April 2023
- were augmented by numerous exhibition games and barnstorming trips across ... to-be-duplicated record of pitching 29 games in a single month. After ...14 KB (2,119 words) - 02:27, 21 April 2023
- second straight season. The Twins won 91 games, six more than in their championship ... upset the favored Toronto Blue Jays in five games in the 1991 American League ...17 KB (2,653 words) - 23:16, 3 March 2023
- team to a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in a spectacular event known ever since as the Miracle on Ice. The Miracle on Ice was Brooks ...18 KB (2,744 words) - 14:09, 9 February 2022
- After compiling a 8-5 record in Bakersfield he was 11-11 in 28 games ... Drysdale lead the National League (NL) in games started every year ...16 KB (2,353 words) - 17:18, 30 January 2024
- of the National League and had lost 100 games in each of the three previous ... career, although he played in 144 or more games in each season from 1960 ...16 KB (2,464 words) - 02:20, 16 December 2022
- medal sport at the modern Summer Olympic Games; it was played at four of ... forward. Rugby union is one of the few ball games where the ball cannot be ...32 KB (5,080 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
- to the New York Yankees, where he played 12 games as an outfielder in the major ... Cubs, who permitted the Bears to play their games at Wrigley Field. ...14 KB (2,238 words) - 00:17, 10 November 2022
- the Greenville Spinners. During one of the games, mid-inning, he removed the ... Between 1908 and 1909, Jackson appeared in only ten games. ...17 KB (2,698 words) - 20:02, 21 April 2023
- 1923, hitting two home runs to win the two games the Giants won in that Series ... and took the Series from the New York Giants four games to two. ...20 KB (3,127 words) - 14:22, 29 November 2023
- 1800 meter relay team, in the 1924 Olympic games in Paris. He served as chairman ... He was the first college coach to win 100 football games and the first ...15 KB (2,255 words) - 17:21, 26 July 2023
- Another classic in play theory is Man, Play and Games by Roger Caillois ... In computer games the word gameplay is often used to describe the ...11 KB (1,669 words) - 01:53, 10 April 2023
- was becoming numb and he had to leave some games early. A vascular specialist ... as saying, "I can see how he won 25 games. What I don't understand ...22 KB (3,298 words) - 01:20, 21 April 2023
- league baseball prior to competing in the games, thus violating the amateur ... 25 touchdowns and 198 points (over 12 games). Carlisle's 1912 record ...24 KB (3,676 words) - 21:00, 3 April 2024
- ===Traditional games=== A variety of folk games are played on Chuseok to celebrate the coming ...17 KB (2,442 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
- excellence in the film, television and games industries. ... and development of the film, television and games industries. We celebrate ...26 KB (3,803 words) - 02:24, 22 November 2023
- black and not occupied during baseball games. Known as a "batter ... and 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Games were held there, as well ...20 KB (3,137 words) - 10:12, 22 May 2023
- has been played at each summer Olympic Games since 1908 (excluding 1924). ... used for Olympic field hockey at the 1976 Games in Montreal. Today all international ...19 KB (3,188 words) - 13:06, 1 February 2024
- pdf#page=13 Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Emblem] *[http://www.freespiritgallery.ca/inuitinukshukolympics.htm 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics ...13 KB (1,928 words) - 11:05, 6 March 2024
- It was first introduced in the Olympic Games in 1912 although the format ... home the silver metal at the 1968 Olympic Games. The history of show-jumping ...17 KB (2,688 words) - 19:15, 13 February 2024
- alike as his teams never won more than six games and in 1948 and 1949 fell ... For its first two seasons, the team played games against other teams from ...14 KB (2,199 words) - 06:46, 12 January 2024
- a 3–1 deficit by winning the last 3 games by 2, 2, and 1 point margins ... 67–15 and defeated the Rockets in six games, is generally considered ...29 KB (4,389 words) - 22:36, 22 October 2022
- Emperor Theodosius abolished the Olympic Games, which by then had become ... in the first "modern" Olympic Games in 1896. However, from then ...18 KB (2,771 words) - 07:20, 28 July 2023
- 24, 1963, when the NFL played a full schedule of games (untelevised) only two days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, while the rival ...12 KB (1,818 words) - 01:05, 24 November 2022
- League enforced a schedule of seventy games (ten games against each team). ... to Philadelphia. The A.A. offered Sunday games and alcoholic beverages in ...21 KB (3,060 words) - 14:46, 11 November 2022
- Star Game in 1959 in spite of missing 45 games due to an appendix operation. ... league, Major League Baseball had added 8 games to the schedule. In the middle ...20 KB (3,166 words) - 19:46, 27 April 2024
- is the highlight of Naadam (Наадам, games) a traditional outdoor festival ... , games) a traditional festival held every summer in Mongolia. The ...15 KB (2,299 words) - 19:59, 9 November 2022
- books, CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, computer games, and other forms of publishing ... the late 1990s also through video and computer games. *Journalism involves ...20 KB (3,105 words) - 12:56, 8 September 2023
- for a yellow card in more than 700 professional games. ==Early Career== ... After playing 698 games in the English Football League, Matthews coached ...12 KB (1,881 words) - 19:52, 9 February 2023
- He was selected and ran for Great Britain at the Stockholm Olympic Games, and was team manager as well as a competitor for the British track ...14 KB (1,946 words) - 03:20, 24 November 2022
- training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for ... which provided gymnasiums for exercise and games.YMCA, [http://www.ymca.net/about_t ...13 KB (1,987 words) - 06:47, 28 July 2023
- and 1939, he played in 2,130 consecutive games. The streak was broken when ... as a pinch hitter—he played in only 23 games and was not on the Yankees ...26 KB (4,116 words) - 02:49, 4 November 2022
- major scoring records: Most consecutive games scoring at least one point ... when he intercepted eight passes in only ten games. ===Retirement=== ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 17:19, 30 January 2024
- regular season, each team plays sixteen games over a seventeen-week period ... in one of the more exciting championship games ever played. It came at precisely ...39 KB (6,001 words) - 14:44, 11 November 2022
- ===Olympic Games=== the remaining four gold medals at the 1924 Games, with Clas Thunberg winning ...27 KB (4,168 words) - 15:19, 27 April 2023
- 378 goals and 120 assists in just 85 games with the Brantford Nadrofsky ... later. However, he only played eight games for Indianapolis. With the ...25 KB (3,378 words) - 23:22, 3 May 2023
- triples, runs, runs batted in, stolen bases, and games played. ... but resigned the position after only five games. He returned to the Pirates ...10 KB (1,520 words) - 13:38, 2 February 2024
- In Pete's second year he missed 16 games in 1971-1972 and averaged ... with minor injuries. He played only 62 games but shot a career-high .459 ...25 KB (3,756 words) - 14:43, 28 March 2023
- and Ray Dandridge. Batting .477 in 35 games and playing excellent defense ... .274 average, 68 RBI and 20 homers (in 121 games) were among the lowest of ...29 KB (4,418 words) - 15:22, 14 May 2023
- listen." After winning a combined four games the previous three years ... National Championships until after all the games for the season had been played—including ...18 KB (2,706 words) - 03:11, 26 September 2023
- was a staple of the ESPN 2 Extreme Games. Public skateboard parks ... major skateboarding events, such as the X-games, the Gravity Games, and the ...16 KB (2,517 words) - 22:58, 23 April 2023
- to short change customers, nor did they allow games of chance such as Three Card Monte and shell games on their lots. This reputation for clean ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 22:24, 10 December 2023
- A center fielder, Doby appeared in seven All-Star games and finished ... limited playing time and was 5-for-32 in 29 games. Only two weeks later the ...22 KB (3,428 words) - 17:46, 25 October 2022
- (rugby league, and rugby union) and related games. Each of these codes (games ... Football-like games were a prehistoric activity. Later, the Ancient ...41 KB (6,352 words) - 10:33, 10 November 2023
- of young children through educational games within the family. He noticed ... chairs, and the other with open space for games and play. Outside was a garden ...15 KB (2,345 words) - 06:41, 15 April 2024
- travel, the contract was written only for games played in and around the ... the Cleveland Browns, having attended many games in disguise in their "Dawg ...21 KB (3,165 words) - 21:13, 17 January 2024
- and later became a broadcaster for Celtics games. He was elected into the ... Cousy had enough playing time in games to score 227 points for the ...19 KB (2,900 words) - 05:45, 16 November 2023
- droves to see ex-Cardinal Cy Young win 33 games for Boston with a 1.63 ERA ... The profitable American League expanded its schedule to 154 games ...19 KB (2,735 words) - 03:36, 24 July 2023
- to differentiate it from other football games. In Australia and New Zealand ... the intercollegiate football rules for the games they played. This meeting ...31 KB (5,091 words) - 06:18, 1 April 2024
- contests (most notably the Tailteann Games), feasting, matchmaking, ... 2008, ISBN 978-0816075560). The funeral games in her honor were called ...20 KB (2,998 words) - 02:42, 5 November 2022
- print journalists a special role in its games; they were named official ... Sports stories often transcend the games themselves and take on socio ...19 KB (2,940 words) - 21:42, 7 February 2023
- Consider for example the proceedings that we call `games'. I mean board games, card games, ball games, Olympic games, and so on. What is ...32 KB (5,041 words) - 02:42, 8 January 2024
- In 1927, Foxx would play in 37 games. This was a significant year ... out the 1943 season and appeared only in 15 games in 1944, mostly as a pinch hitter. ...15 KB (2,212 words) - 13:10, 1 August 2022
- genre such as in books, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Although not as well known as dragons or unicorns, most popular lore concerning ...11 KB (1,834 words) - 04:53, 26 December 2022
- * Love Games (1975, Bell) * There Goes My First Love (1975, Bell) ... * "Love Games" (1975, Bell) UK: #33 * "There Goes My ...11 KB (1,592 words) - 15:35, 30 April 2023
- ===Video games=== Video game consoles were not operated with wireless ... * Kent, Steve L. 2001. The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong ...20 KB (3,126 words) - 03:59, 8 December 2022
- The play is divided into three acts–"Fun and Games," "Walpurgisnacht" and "Exorcism." The "Fun and Games ...15 KB (2,221 words) - 18:21, 12 February 2024
- The sport of Fencing is a sport of armed combat that is one of the remaining original events that was in the 1908 Olympic Games. Its three main ...26 KB (4,245 words) - 17:16, 26 March 2024
- fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, political ... with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires ...20 KB (2,843 words) - 22:00, 4 February 2023
- from taking place on Sundays, when most NFL games took place. ... 28 total points in the final nine games of the season, including ...18 KB (2,818 words) - 10:50, 16 August 2023
- bribery in sport is the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal, where ... 80___14/Olympic_Games.html Olympic Games] Encarta. Retrieved May 3 ...16 KB (2,479 words) - 22:58, 20 November 2023
- He finished the season hitting .237 in 35 games. In 1905, the Tourists' ... season, Cobb managed to bat only .240 in 41 games. Nevertheless, he showed ...28 KB (4,394 words) - 20:36, 4 January 2024
- emotions that are expressed vigorously during the games. organized crime syndicates betting on the games and bribing referees or players ...38 KB (6,157 words) - 21:43, 30 January 2023
- ppg, an astonishing amount considering most games were won by teams scoring ... won the first league title 4-1 (four games to one). The first year of ...32 KB (4,894 words) - 01:38, 11 November 2022
- same time he began training for the Olympic Games with swim coach William Bachrach ... meter freestyle at the 1924 Summer Olympic Games, beating both Duke and Samuel ...18 KB (2,678 words) - 14:44, 15 April 2023
- movement, automatic writing was one of many games played by artists to stimulate ... discussing surrealism and playing various games. Automatic writing was a ...13 KB (1,841 words) - 07:04, 23 August 2023
- software applications, traditional strategy games like computer chess, and ... In March 2016, AlphaGo won 4 out of 5 games of Go in a match with ...15 KB (2,061 words) - 17:40, 16 August 2023
- decorated and then feasting, dancing, and games took place around it. ... decorated horses with garlands, played games like apple-bobbing, and had ...11 KB (1,816 words) - 21:47, 22 September 2022
- for casual play, including half court games, where only one basket is ... Yale University began sponsoring men's games. By 1910, frequent injuries ...42 KB (6,657 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- is not often used explicitly. The role-playing games Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering have used somewhat traditional basilisk-like ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- The result is a plurality of language-games (a term coined by WittgensteinJean ... and always locally legitimated language games. Postmodernists attempt to ...13 KB (1,834 words) - 16:21, 9 November 2022
- comic books, films, television shows, and games. This use covers a wide range ... in fantasy-based video and role playing games. The golem has even been ...13 KB (2,171 words) - 11:55, 24 January 2023
- before the bombs went off. From 1968 to 2006 the games started early, in the morning, around 11:00 am. The early start to these games usually resulted ...16 KB (2,205 words) - 18:57, 23 March 2023
- differ significantly from reality, as in VR games. In practice, it is currently ... ====Games==== [[Image:AC89-0437-20 a.jpeg|right|thumb|Classic Virtual ...23 KB (3,598 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- of their best players. Attendance at Eagles games also plummeted, from 120 ... People (NAACP) and often used Eagles games to promote civic causes, ...13 KB (2,001 words) - 02:46, 17 January 2023
- In computer games which depict a three-dimensional virtual world, the need for very fast computations resulted in the adoption of a binary, 256 ...6 KB (932 words) - 09:12, 28 January 2024
- Hartford of the Eastern League (.214 in 17 games) and Raleigh of the Piedmont ... handed pitching. Greenberg played in 117 games, batted .301, hit 12 homers ...29 KB (4,518 words) - 21:15, 17 January 2024
- championship in 1917 and won 33 straight games. He concluded his coaching ... In 1904-5, 44 players had been reported killed in football games, ...22 KB (3,381 words) - 06:56, 8 April 2024
- ===Folk games=== to the next, form the core of many folk games, especially the three rites ...29 KB (4,255 words) - 06:48, 11 January 2024
- gesture to the Greek origins of the Olympic Games, Michel Bréal came up with ... The marathon races in the first few Olympic Games were not of a set length ...30 KB (4,587 words) - 03:03, 6 November 2022
- which is characterized by a witty style, games with words, simple vocabulary ... which is characterized by a witty style, games with words, simple vocabulary ...19 KB (2,991 words) - 10:37, 9 March 2023
- years. The 1947 team also won 17 straight games at one point during the season ... as a coach, Auerbach won 938 regular season games, a record that stood for ...21 KB (3,308 words) - 19:09, 16 April 2023
- food stalls, entertainment, and carnival games to keep people entertained ... food such as takoyaki(octopus balls), and games, such as snatching goldfish ...16 KB (2,547 words) - 16:54, 7 November 2022
- videos or playing massively multiplayer online games. [[Image:Star ... channels dedicated to broadcasting video games on TV as spectator sport ...25 KB (3,777 words) - 02:45, 8 January 2024
- 2K Games, Inc. 2006. Stronghold legends. New York: 2K Games. He is portrayed as a young and heroic character, who in many ways could be seen as ...12 KB (1,884 words) - 20:02, 9 February 2023
- during a series of summer exhibition games in 1964, organized because ... gentleman and sporting icon. With all its games at Wembley, England had got ...23 KB (3,813 words) - 05:17, 17 November 2023
- ==Olympic games film== She also went to Greece to film on the Games' original location. ...19 KB (2,912 words) - 07:46, 6 March 2023
- the Greek world competed in the Pythian Games. Additionally, Delphi was ... of this legend, the winners at the Pythian Games received a wreath of laurel ...21 KB (3,318 words) - 09:23, 28 January 2024
- dynamite can be found in many cartoon-style computer games and is usually very powerful in contrast to other weapons in a particular game. ...6 KB (937 words) - 01:17, 16 January 2023
- * All Star Games: 12 * National League Rookie of the Year: 1956 ... 1812 runs batted in, and 2,943 hits in 2808 games played. At his retirement ...19 KB (2,752 words) - 05:08, 9 April 2024
- Numerous role-playing fantasy games incorporate goblins, following the traditions of the inherently evil and malicious, with varying coloring ...13 KB (2,074 words) - 15:53, 18 December 2022
- and Romans. There were various hockey-like games throughout Europe during ... within ten years. Entering the Olympic Games in 1928, India won all five ...33 KB (5,580 words) - 17:34, 26 March 2024
- developing into a variety of related games. In the West, it became chess ... the Heian period. According to this theory, games such as xiangqi from China ...60 KB (9,463 words) - 14:25, 27 January 2023
- up to him. Williams opted to play in both games of the day's doubleheader ... of reaching base for the most consecutive games, 84. In addition, Williams ...17 KB (2,672 words) - 21:15, 28 October 2022
- she remained with her current strategy. For games in which players randomize ... by the experience of cooperation in earlier games allowing trust to build up ...41 KB (6,536 words) - 23:01, 30 November 2022
- more years and played in five Pro Bowl games before a severe Achilles ... records. Including non-conference games, he rushed for 824 yards ...14 KB (2,139 words) - 04:26, 17 June 2023
- A number of games and past-times are popular within Chinese culture. The most common game is Mah Jong. The same pieces are used for other styled ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 06:47, 11 January 2024
- taking him to watch professional hockey games at Madison Square Garden ... winner Tal, who won all four of their individual games. ...53 KB (7,890 words) - 08:45, 16 November 2023
- were magnificent and included spectacular games, ludi saeculares, and theatrical ... religion, together with the holding of games, was due to his insistence ...20 KB (3,034 words) - 03:50, 24 November 2022
- to him in most pedagogical ways: through games, conversation, exercises of solitary meditation, etc., but never through books. Music was played ...14 KB (2,276 words) - 17:11, 9 November 2022
- scored 800 points in his first 16 games, finished with a season average ... Championships (1957,1958). In 48 Varsity games, Wilt scored 1,433 points ...36 KB (5,732 words) - 10:56, 15 May 2023
- to alter some of the rules for particular games. Other rules supplement the ... and when there is bad light. Some one-day games are now played under floodlights ...49 KB (7,998 words) - 06:22, 11 January 2024
- Busan was the host city of the 2002 Asian Games and APEC 2005. It was also ... Pusan to declare bid to host 2020 Olympic Games. July 21, 2007. People's ...19 KB (2,764 words) - 03:33, 7 December 2022
- seasons, playing in 13 of the 15 All-Star Games held during those years. ... on September 17 at age 22 and playing in 10 games at Wrigley Field. He was ...48 KB (7,068 words) - 20:11, 27 April 2024
- == Modern Internet, television, movies and video games == ... Haiku also makes an appearance in several video games and online games ...26 KB (4,075 words) - 16:44, 21 January 2024
- (in the form of animated movies and video games) is perhaps the most well ... also used in most early video and computer games; and are still used for card ...34 KB (4,961 words) - 02:33, 8 January 2024
- . After losing several games as a pitcher, Speaker converted to outfielder ... Speaker played in seven games for the Americans in 1907 ...47 KB (6,766 words) - 00:16, 28 April 2024
- modern fantasy literature and role-playing games, trolls are featured to the ... of fantasy, such as comic and role playing games (such as Dungeons and Dragons ...13 KB (2,076 words) - 17:46, 2 May 2023
- the ISU. These include the Winter Olympic Games, the World Championships ... Figure skating is a very popular part of the Winter Olympic Games ...29 KB (4,650 words) - 19:45, 26 March 2024
- of buyers and sellers participate in economic games, in reality it is far from that. He wrote: "[a]ny thing which makes buyers prefer one seller ...8 KB (1,083 words) - 18:22, 12 February 2024
- the field for the final tournament. These games are held within the six FIFA ... in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games. The cumulative audience ...41 KB (6,235 words) - 19:26, 13 March 2024
- Rugby league is one of the few ball games where the ball cannot be ... will have two jersey designs, one for home games and a different design for ...29 KB (4,628 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
- single defining characteristics common to all games. Just like members of the same family resemble each other, all games are more or less similar. Likewise ...16 KB (2,254 words) - 16:10, 15 October 2020
- Site, and bids for a Winter Olympic Games, are an attempt to claim ... During the 2007 Asian Winter Games, which were held in Changchun, ...15 KB (2,130 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- Senate House; he refused. After the last Olympic Games in 393 C.E., Theodosius cancelled the games, and the reckoning of dates by Olympiads soon came ...21 KB (3,189 words) - 18:01, 30 April 2023
- also have facilities for playing informal games of adult sports, such as ... Children have devised many playground games and pastimes. However ...16 KB (2,295 words) - 08:03, 24 November 2022
- was the supreme contest of the Olympic Games. The ancient Romans borrowed ... Plato was known for wrestling in the Isthmian games. This continued ...26 KB (4,025 words) - 01:00, 17 April 2023
- warriors was only one part of the game. Games could be played on a pitch ... ball had to pass through. These lacrosse games lasted from sun-up to sun ...36 KB (5,848 words) - 22:41, 30 April 2023
- coverage of both the summer and winter Olympic Games. Goldenson would also set ratings records in the airing of mini-series such as Roots, and made for ...8 KB (1,119 words) - 20:12, 25 October 2022
- As the youngest runner in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich he was passed with 150 m remaining in the 5000 m race by eventual winner Lasse ...16 KB (2,478 words) - 00:45, 26 February 2023
- has participated in every summer Olympic Games and every Commonwealth Games. Australia has hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics ...28 KB (3,913 words) - 17:55, 22 August 2023
- For the season, Berg batted .187 and made 21 errors in 47 games, his ... batting over .300. Berg played in only 41 games, batting .221. ...35 KB (5,251 words) - 19:35, 27 April 2024
- tales, fantasy fiction, and role-playing games, and recently were made popular ... and fairy tales. The popular role-playing games Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer ...15 KB (2,408 words) - 15:51, 24 September 2020
- The term originated when most console games were distributed on cartridges ... ROM images of commercial games usually contain copyrighted software ...21 KB (3,125 words) - 19:08, 16 April 2023
- celebrated with various traditions of food, games, special prayers, and gift ... ==Hanukkah games== ===Dreidel=== Dreidel [[Image:Dreidel 001.jpg|thumb ...28 KB (4,314 words) - 19:38, 29 January 2022
- A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment. Simple examples include toy blocks, board games, and dolls. ...41 KB (6,246 words) - 04:50, 1 May 2023
- used to be sung by the victors in the Olympic games.Greek rhetors credited him with the invention of iambic poetry and its application to satire. ...8 KB (1,240 words) - 06:18, 12 August 2023
- world today. Several popular modern board games, including Chess, Parcheesi ... == Traditional board games == [[Image:Shatranj.jpg|thumb|200px|left ...32 KB (4,865 words) - 07:00, 5 September 2022
- of Minneapolis, Minnesota organized outdoor games as exercise for firefighters; ... landmark biomechanical study on pitching during the games. ...50 KB (8,173 words) - 15:07, 27 April 2023
- Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games. It also hosted the most ... successful bid to stage the 2004 Olympic Games. The Greek Government, aided ...45 KB (6,393 words) - 18:55, 19 August 2023
- however, such as role-playing and video games, include the banshee among their mythical creatures. ==Notes== == References == * Briggs, Katharine ...8 KB (1,320 words) - 07:29, 20 September 2023
- establishes that in certain zero sum games involving perfect information ... and extended the minimax theorem to include games involving imperfect information ...30 KB (4,433 words) - 00:38, 10 February 2023
- ; the rest are from odes on victors in the games, hyporchemes, dirges, hymns to the gods and other varieties. ==Ethics== In addition to his gifts ...7 KB (1,177 words) - 22:13, 29 January 2023
- ==Computer games== in the way it updated text adventure games by adding color graphics ...24 KB (3,558 words) - 10:38, 10 March 2023
- ==Video games== * 1988 The Scoop, published by Spinnaker Software and ... * 2005 And Then There Were None, the Adventure Company, AWE Games ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 06:43, 16 June 2023
- Coming 36 years after Hitler's propaganda Olympic Games of 1936 ... The participation of an Israeli team in an Olympic Games held in Germany ...51 KB (8,065 words) - 02:35, 11 March 2023
- were killed at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games and also when her country ... Following the 1972 Munich murders at the summer Olympic Games, Meir ...15 KB (2,415 words) - 06:44, 1 January 2024
- series feature pixies. Many role-playing and video games that incorporate European medieval mythology, such as dragons and knights, often include pixies ...8 KB (1,284 words) - 06:21, 24 November 2022
- to the team, and fans often wear Uncle Sam hats to games or other functions. In music, rock group Grateful Dead featured a skeletal Uncle Sam ...8 KB (1,272 words) - 01:35, 3 May 2023
- medical software, databases, and computer games. Businesses are probably ... examples include office suites and video games. Application software is ...20 KB (2,988 words) - 02:36, 8 January 2024
- nearly 500 years, with the last recorded games being held there as late ... sea battles. Accounts of the inaugural games held by Titus in 80 C.E. ...28 KB (4,452 words) - 22:40, 7 January 2024
- as apple bobbing, and various divination games often concerning future romance ... ===Games=== [[Image:Apple bobbing.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Apple bobbing.]] ...37 KB (5,487 words) - 23:07, 3 August 2023
- has recently diversified into cinema, video games, and finance. Panasonic& ... (digital music and movies on demand, games, interactive moving maps ...25 KB (3,633 words) - 11:11, 11 March 2023
- shows at special events such as football games or at marching band competitions. ... and competitions, such as American football games. They often perform a field ...19 KB (2,908 words) - 03:09, 6 November 2022
- and his decision was made well before the Olympic Games began. Liddell spent the intervening months training for the 400 meters race, an event in which ...8 KB (1,362 words) - 19:25, 13 February 2024
- became a part of the Far Eastern Games. *1916-1919 In 1916, in the ... was added to the program of the Olympic Games in 1964. The sport is now ...62 KB (10,612 words) - 21:01, 3 May 2023
- dollars) home in Houston in 1958. In 113 games in 1940 he hit .311, while ... in his hitting ability. During 87 games with Springfield, Musial ...75 KB (11,035 words) - 22:55, 27 April 2024
- or modal particles. For example, "We go to the games" can be modified to give "We should go to the games," and "We can go to ...31 KB (4,895 words) - 20:58, 3 November 2022
- Buenos Aires has been a candidate city for the Summer Olympic Games ... Buenos Aires hosted the 1951 Pan American Games - the first and was ...30 KB (4,453 words) - 18:37, 22 November 2023
- Hayashi) competed in the annual castle games for status and the position ... (120!)2 = 4.5×10397 different (no-capture) games, for a total of about 9.3×10567 ...59 KB (9,909 words) - 08:05, 24 January 2023
- series of movies. Today's computer games also make extensive use of ... television, and video sequences on computer games make photorealistic animation ...20 KB (3,215 words) - 00:25, 8 January 2024
- all but two (one win and one tie) of the 12 games they played in the 1958 season ... One of the most famous games in the history of football was the NFL ...16 KB (2,531 words) - 20:23, 3 May 2023
- However, the games were often difficult for the USF squad. Russell ... rejoining the Celtics, Russell played 48 games, averaging 14.7 points per ...74 KB (11,022 words) - 16:07, 31 October 2023
- ===Southeast Asian Games=== The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as the SEA Games, is a biennial ...43 KB (5,937 words) - 05:04, 18 August 2023
- in the United States from early bat-and-ball games played in Britain and is known as the "national pastime" of the United States, although ...67 KB (11,273 words) - 11:05, 20 September 2023
- connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls ... It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as ...64 KB (9,860 words) - 20:09, 29 April 2023
- The Pythian Games that were held every four years at Delphi, were ... E., the Ludi Apollinares ("Apollonian Games") were also instituted ...31 KB (4,788 words) - 06:03, 11 August 2023
- books, radio, television, movies, video games, board games, roleplaying ... Eyes of Heisenberg and the Deus Ex computer games, or spacepunk including the ...54 KB (7,938 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
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- Band performs at football and basketball games as well as University functions ... has hosted more NCAA Tournament basketball games than any other facility. ...31 KB (4,374 words) - 13:08, 3 May 2023
- friends. It is a day for watching football games, parades, and television ... Princeton University in 1876. Professional games are traditionally played ...36 KB (5,333 words) - 15:08, 30 April 2023
- form and violent nature, are much employed in video games and other products of market-directed culture. ==Notes== ==References== *Apollodorus ...9 KB (1,453 words) - 22:03, 14 December 2022
- often waived for age group or high school games if such a facility is unavailable ... ball is different for men's and women's games. ...54 KB (9,243 words) - 23:17, 3 May 2023
- fashion], [http://www.eswapnow.com books, videos, games, music], and [http://www.swapitshop.com online trading for kids and teenagers]. Interestingly ...11 KB (1,642 words) - 10:59, 20 September 2023
- for whom the Gandharvas dance, sing and play games in Svarga ("the good kingdom"), his glorious abode atop the mythical Mount Meru. They ...9 KB (1,445 words) - 07:26, 2 April 2008
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- building of theaters and promoted athletic games. He also banned the killing ... ==== Nero the artist and the Olympic Games ==== [[Image:As-Nero-Ara ...39 KB (6,311 words) - 04:33, 11 March 2023
- jumping to drum line cadence. At most pre-games they act out a skit as well ... off the field in a snake line after home games and performs the song "sonic ...19 KB (2,980 words) - 22:02, 24 February 2024
- yet to equal that of UAE. The 15th Asian Games brought further liberalization ... and within Qatar. For the 15th Asian Games in Doha in 2006, it established ...34 KB (4,939 words) - 21:09, 14 April 2023
- with whom he began to write about the history of games. Cushing died on April 10, 1900, after he choked to death on a fishbone, while on a research ...10 KB (1,434 words) - 05:03, 9 April 2024
- Seoul hosted the 1988 Olympic Games as well as the 1988 Paralympic Games, serving as well as one of the host cities of the 2002 FIFA World Cup ...25 KB (3,283 words) - 19:52, 6 March 2024
- The speed of an object is the rate of motion of the object, or the rate at which the object changes its position. It is usually expressed as ...10 KB (1,597 words) - 19:13, 7 February 2023
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- Brisbane hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games, 1988 World's Fair ... Brisbane staged the successful Commonwealth Games during 1982, and ...24 KB (3,443 words) - 02:23, 22 November 2023
- ===Sports and games=== Hearkening back to its British occupation, the country's most loved sport is cricket. Local, regional, and international ...25 KB (3,664 words) - 00:45, 23 December 2022
- to defeat the New York Yankees four games to three in the 1926 World Series. *His career .358 batting average is the highest by a right-handed ...9 KB (1,520 words) - 02:42, 16 December 2022
- used for love, mental clarity, and good luck in card games. In addition, Persian magi are known to have prized agate rings in their work and beliefs ...9 KB (1,311 words) - 06:10, 16 June 2023
- account, Gunther outmaneuvers her in three warlike games with the help of Siegfried (who is equipped with an invisibility cloak). First, Brünnhilde ...18 KB (2,858 words) - 16:28, 30 April 2020
- to 1932, where his teams played in three Rose Bowl games, including the classic 1925 game against Knute Rockne and the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. In ...11 KB (1,567 words) - 09:23, 24 November 2022
- Monument of Indonesia), and hosted the 1962 Asian Games. ... sport events. Jakarta hosted the Asian Games in 1962, and was host of ...29 KB (4,012 words) - 08:43, 18 March 2024
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- === Computer and video games === * In the game Sid Meier's Pirates! Blackbeard plays a minor role as a rival pirate (at the start of the ...25 KB (4,026 words) - 23:53, 12 February 2024
- fathers for recreation. They also played many games. In winter the ... Culture and Heritage Program teaches hand games, powwow dancing and songs ...23 KB (3,297 words) - 21:30, 11 August 2023
- was in fact an official sport in the 1964 games. Thanks to Dutchman Anton ... judo into the sport seen at the Olympic Games and World Championships. ...35 KB (5,669 words) - 21:02, 4 October 2022
- used repeatedly in fantasy, fairy tales, video-games, film, and role-playing games of pop culture fame. While still seen as powerful and often dangerous ...20 KB (3,239 words) - 17:31, 30 January 2024
- CDs, MP3 format, computer software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture ... newspapers, DVDs, graphic novels, gifts, games, and music. Video games and ...27 KB (3,849 words) - 03:43, 1 October 2023
- Siren is sometimes used in video and role-playing games, mentioned occasionally in comic books and music. ===Loreley=== Sirens are sometimes considered ...10 KB (1,575 words) - 22:34, 29 January 2023
- events, where local people presented songs, dances, games, and food from their home countries. Inspired by the ideas of William Morris and John ...10 KB (1,508 words) - 17:12, 13 February 2024
- Having cut a potential title song for the film War Games that was not used, the band released it as a single and hastily assembled concert recordings ...21 KB (3,245 words) - 06:28, 11 January 2024
- Hammond only played two more first-class games, for MCC in 1950 and Gloucestershire in 1951. Hammond emigrated to South Africa, where he lived ...9 KB (1,521 words) - 22:26, 3 May 2023
- The Olympic Games have been host to many boycotts, international in ... male athletes during the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Speaking ...24 KB (3,816 words) - 22:31, 20 November 2023
- to warm relations in preparations for the games. The year 2005 was designated ... The Soviets, eager to participate in the games, received honored treatment ...21 KB (3,033 words) - 10:44, 10 November 2023
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- Salzburg was a candidate city for 2010 Olympic Winter Games. It was a favorite in its 2010 bid, but lost to Vancouver, Canada. On January 24 ...19 KB (2,898 words) - 01:56, 23 December 2022
- women's singles gold, losing only four games--three of them in the final ... tournament in 1925, surrendering only five games en route to the title, victories ...24 KB (3,518 words) - 14:14, 28 April 2023
- active and creative, always jumping into new games, hobbies and ideas including writing poems and plays, acting and sketching. She developed an interest ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 21:13, 4 October 2022
- W. 2001. Ball, Bat, and Bishop: The Origin of Ball Games. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252069927 *Kirsch, George B. Baseball in ...11 KB (1,661 words) - 09:07, 18 July 2023
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- Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. At 21, Patterson became the youngest man then ...10 KB (1,626 words) - 17:44, 28 March 2024
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- Incubi also appear in a number of popular video games and is the name of several rock bands. ==Notes== ==Refereences== *Carus, Paul. 1991. The ...10 KB (1,633 words) - 19:43, 28 February 2018
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- has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since the Summer Olympics ... it was first practiced at the Caledonian Games. Initially, vaulting poles ...22 KB (3,728 words) - 00:14, 12 April 2023
- Channel Island sportsmen and women compete in the Commonwealth Games for their respective islands, and the islands have been enthusiastic supporters ...23 KB (3,402 words) - 01:43, 4 December 2023
- types of flight simulators range from video games up to full-size cockpit replicas ... the simplest ones, which resemble video games, to very specific and extremely ...23 KB (3,448 words) - 17:38, 28 March 2024
- Guangzhou will hold the 16th Asian Games in November 2010. The city ... & Sightseeing Tower for the 2010 Asian Games, 610 meters tall. ...22 KB (2,966 words) - 03:09, 5 March 2023
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