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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
