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The Sports Network

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sports Network is a truly comprehensive sports-centered website. Covering sports throughout the world, content includes the latest headlines and scores, as well as focused looks at all major (and minor) professional sports, college...
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Sports Illustrated for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sports Illustrated for Kids, as its name implies, covers the world of sports from a youthful perspective. With a focus mainly on professional sports, content includes top news, fantasy sports, trivia, and other games.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Deion Sanders

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Deion Sanders, an American gridiron football player and baseball player who is the only person to have played in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Known for his flashy personality and...
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History for Kids: Jim Thorpe

For Students 1st - 6th
History for Kids presents an overview of the life story of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma who was a superb athlete competing in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics before moving on to play professional baseball and football.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Fergie Jenkins

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Fergie Jenkins, a Canadian-born professional baseball player, one of the premier pitchers in the game in the late 1960s and early '70s. A hard-throwing right-hander, he won at least 20...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Joe Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Joe Morgan, an American professional baseball player who won consecutive National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in 1975-76, when he led the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Ray Dandridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Ray Dandridge, an American professional baseball player who spent most of his career between 1933 and 1955 playing in the Negro leagues and on teams outside the United States.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Reggie Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Reggie Jackson, a professional baseball player.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Willie Stargell

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Willie Stargell, an American professional baseball player who led the Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series championships in 1971 and 1979.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Maury Wills

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life of Maury Wills, African-American professional baseball player and manager, who set base-stealing records in his playing career.
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Sfsu: Origins of Mass Entertainment in the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction from the San Francisco State University of the various forms of mass entertainment that emerged during the Gilded Age. Follow the hyperlinks for in-depth discussion of the aspects of culture during this period in American...
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Usa Today: Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
USA TODAY, a leading national newspaper, provides extensive coverage of U.S. sports. Content includes the latest news, sports extras, and individual coverage of both college and professional sports.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Jim Thorpe

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the biography of Jim Thorpe on this site. Learn about one of the world's greatest athletes, Olympic gold medal winner, professional football and baseball player, native American Indian.