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2009
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sport
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n.
1.
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment:
team sports such as baseball and soccer |
[as adj.] (sports)
a sports center.
∎ dated
entertainment; fun:
it was considered great sport to trip him up.
∎ archaic
a source of amusement or entertainment:
I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Williams.
2. inf.
a person who behaves in a good or specified way in response to teasing, defeat, or a similarly trying situation:
go on, be a sport!
Angela's a bad sport.
3.
Biol.
an animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from the parent type, esp. in form or color, as a result of spontaneous mutation.
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v.
1. [tr.]
wear or display (a distinctive or noticeable item):
he was sporting a huge handlebar mustache.
2. [intr.]
amuse oneself or play in a lively, energetic way:
the children sported in the water.
PHRASES:
in sport
for fun:
I have assumed the name was given more or less in sport.
make sport of dated
make fun of.
the sport of kings
horse racing.DERIVATIVES:
sport·er
n.
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Nothing but Net: Web a whole new ball game for sports fans With stats and broadcasts, on-line sites provide a reason to stay up late(r); SITES MENTIONED IN THIS STORY ABC Monday Night Football: www.abcmnf.com AltaVista: www.altavista.com AudioNet: www.audionet.com sports CBS Sports: www.cbs.com sports CNN home page: cnn.com ESPNET SportsZone: espnet.sportszone.com Fox Sports: www.foxsports.com GameCruiser: www.gamecruiser.com MLBbat: www.majorleaguebaseball.com NBA home page: www.nba.com NBC Sports: www.nbc.com sports index.html NFL home page: www.nfl.com On Wisconsin Sports: www.onwis.com sports Sports Illustrated Online: pathfinder.com Sportsline USA: www.sportsline.com Total Baseball: www.totalbaseball.com
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/15/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Or unearth the alma mater of ESPN Sports Center anchor Dan Patrick. (University...a child.") This is an age in which sports fans across the planet can access the...cheese to wear as headgear can tell you, sports fans' devotion transcends geographical...
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sports calendar sports calendar sports calendar sports calendar sports calendar sports calendar.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/10/2007; 700+ words
; TELL US! Send items to Robin Brinkley at robin. brinkley@pilotonline.com. Information will not be taken by phone. The deadline is noon Tuesday. BASEBALL The First Colonial High School Camp for ages 6 to rising ninth-graders is 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 25-29. The fee is $140 and includes lunch.
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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ECHO Sport LETTERS; Write to: ECHO Sport Letters, Liverpool ECHO, PO Box 48, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L69 3EB. Fax: 0151-472 2597. Email: sport@liverpoolecho.co.uk All letters and emails to ECHO Sport must include full name and postal address.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 8/17/2005; 700+ words
; Moyes must bring in a striker Top class front man would make all the difference DAVID MOYES needs to sign a striker. How many people have to say this? With a top class striker we would now be getting ready for the group stages of the Champions League and would have beaten Manchester United. We
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Sports-Tech exceeds $3 million in sales. (Sports-Tech Video Editor systems, Sports-Tech International Inc.) (includes lists of Sports-Tech basketball customers, final III statistics system, Sports-Tech football customers)
PR Newswire; 7/26/1989; 700+ words
; SPORTS-TECH EXCEEDS $3 MILLION IN SALES FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SPORTS-TECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NASDAQ...than a year, it has sold 40 proprietary Sports-Tech Video Editor systems valued at over...
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sports calendar sports calendar sports calendar sports calendar sports calendar.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 4/29/2007; 700+ words
; TELL US! Send items to Robin Brinkley at robin. brinkley@pilotonline.com. Information will not be taken by phone. The deadline is noon Tuesday. BASEBALL The 9U Tidewater Sharks, based in Virginia Beach, seek one player for the spring season. Can't turn 10 before May 1. Info: Don Lam at 428-7218 or
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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NO WRIST FOR THE WICKED; SPORTS FILE .. SPORTS FILE .. SPORTS FILE .. SPORTS FILE.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 11/8/2009; 688 words
; ANDY MURRAY stormed into the final of the Valencia Open last night after a 6-3 2-6 6-3 win over Spain's Fernando Verdasco. Just five days into the 22-year-old Scot's return from a wrist injury, world No.8 Verdasco (below) provided his first real test. The earlier rounds had examined the British
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sports calendar sports calendar sports calendar sports calendar.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/10/2007; 700+ words
; TELL US! Send items to Robin Brinkley at robin. brinkley@pilotonline.com. Information will not be taken by phone. The deadline is noon Tuesday. BASEBALL The First Colonial High School Camp for ages 6 to rising ninth-graders is 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 25-29. The fee is $140 and includes lunch.
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SPORTS AUTHORITY, GART SPORTS JOIN FORCES; COMBINING AN EASTERN SPORTING GOODS CHAIN WITH A WESTERN ONE, THE NEW FIRM WILL NOW STRETCH COAST TO COAST.(The Sports Authority merges with Gart Sports)
Magazine article from: Footwear News; 2/24/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...coast, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based The Sports Authority and Denver-based Gart Sports said last week they will merge. With 385 stores...the new firm, which will be known as The Sports Authority Inc., will be headquartered in Englewood...
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Research Report Sports Marketing 2008 Provides A Current and Comprehensive Assessment of Spectator Sports, Sports Media, Professional Sports Franchises and Sports Marketing.
M2 Presswire; 1/22/2008; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-22 January 2008-Research and Markets: Research Report Sports Marketing 2008 Provides A Current and Comprehensive Assessment of Spectator Sports, Sports Media, Professional Sports Franchises and Sports Marketing(C)1994...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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SPORT OR NOT A SPORT WHAT DEFINES A SPORT? LIKE A PING-PONG MATCH, THE DEBATE GOES BACK AND FORTH.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 1/17/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...wrestling and, yes, sport stacking. Bass fishing...Mainstream newspaper sports sections report on hot...s almost certainly a sport. Dozens of sports fit under this umbrella...the simplest form of sport, and most racing under...
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Sport Supply Group, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...direct mail distributor of sports-related equipment in the United States, Sport Supply Group, Inc. manufactures...local governments, and youth sports leagues, among other institutional...During the late 1990s, Sport Supply maintained a mailing...
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Sports
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Sports Sport is a social phenomenon...sociological analysis of sport. This overview is...sociological studies of sports as an institution...Eitzen 2001). Sport as an Inspiration...the consequences of sports involvement for participants...
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Bell Sports Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Bell Sports Corporation 6225 North State Highway 161...and Athletic Goods Manufacturing The Bell Sports Corporation is the leading manufacturer...snowboarding, snow skiing, and water sports helmets. Its products are marketed and...
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Prince Sports Group, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...and success of Prince Sports Group is primarily attributable...virtually revolutionized the sport during the 1950s and...forefront of the surging sports apparel industry. In...Head purchased Prince Sports Manufacturing Co. Prince...skis had changed the sport of skiing, however...
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Gart Sports Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...The founding father of Gart Sports was Nathan Gart, the son of...offer ski equipment rentals. Sports Castle Opened in 1971 Under...became known as the Gart Bros. Sports Castle, a pioneering superstore...set up in this building. The Sport
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