Who are the absolute legends of obscure sports? [more inside]
posted by Fireland on Sep 15, 2009 - 55 answers

Have there been any pro athletes / CEOs / celebrities (famous actors and musicians) in the past 100 years who have quit their careers midway to do humanitarian work full time? [more inside]
posted by querty on Jun 15, 2009 - 39 answers

Has any athlete ever had their number un-retired? [more inside]
posted by beukeboom on Feb 26, 2009 - 12 answers

I want to read some blogs by runners and people training for triathlons. [more inside]
posted by peep on Feb 9, 2009 - 15 answers

Got any photos and ideas of what a tall, reasonably fit, 40-year-old man look like with his shirt off? [more inside]
posted by Cool Papa Bell on Aug 26, 2008 - 31 answers

Every once in a while a mainstream newspaper or magazine does an article on how little the 100th ranked athlete (or lower ranked athletes) makes in a particular sport. I can distinctly remember reading about stories of nascar teams barely scraping by but can't seem to find these types of articles anymore, anyone know of any? Thanks.
posted by wangarific on Jun 30, 2008 - 5 answers

I need teaching resources about race: the biology of human "races"; why "race" is not biological but social; how racial categories have shifted over time and place; and related questions on teaching about race? This is as a supplement to reading The Mismeasure of Man in a university "Critical Thinking" class. I need more science and verifiable cross-cultural examples to back up my "there are no biological races" claim. [more inside]
posted by LobsterMitten on Nov 5, 2007 - 38 answers

I have a mild case of athletes foot. I have read a fair bit about making it go away, and so far that treatment is working pretty well. But what should I do to my shower to make sure I don't get it again, and that no one else in my house gets it?
posted by LoopyG on Mar 14, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me find interesting articles, books, interviews about American steroid scandals in the Olympic Games. [more inside]
posted by np312 on Jul 7, 2006 - 2 answers

Do high school athletes receive academic credit? [more inside]
posted by Brian James on Jan 22, 2006 - 25 answers

Which sport's athletes have the highest and lowest average IQ? [more inside]
posted by dead_ on Jan 9, 2006 - 34 answers

Can you recommend a well-written figure skater's autobiography or biography? [more inside]
posted by orange swan on Jan 2, 2006 - 4 answers

What have you done with your old childhood and teenage-era athletic awards and trophies? Did you keep them, or did you throw them out? What do/did you feel towards them, either way? And if you threw them out, did you find a means of disposal that allowed both for environmental concerns and the fact that you had your full name engraved on some of them?
posted by orange swan on Oct 21, 2004 - 12 answers

Why do runners and other athletes in the Olympics wear sunglasses? Orange-tinted glasses seem to be most popular, even when events are taking place at night. Is it because, in some cases, they're running under the glare of stadium floodlights?; do they somehow make them focus better?; or is it all a style thing?
posted by adrianhon on Aug 22, 2004 - 8 answers

I'd like to know the number of athletes from each country competing at the Olympics -- basically, the size of each country's delegation -- for a little project I'm working on. The Athens 2004 site and the news orgs' sites I've checked do not provide such information, from what I can tell.
posted by mcwetboy on Aug 17, 2004 - 3 answers