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African-American Baseball Leagues
TK Publishers
This is a very cool site about the Negro Baseball Leagues that were formed when prejudice prevented black players from playing in white leagues. It contains three in-depth history pages, each explaining a different era in the time of the Negro Leagues. The site also has brief paragraphs about the teams and players.Recommended by Zack Dale

All About Running
Runner's World
This site is specifically for runners. It gives useful advice about training, health and nutrition. It includes a section that helps runners plan ways to eat the correct amounts of food. The site also has articles about kids and running plus interactive math tools to track distance and pace.Recommended by Zack Dale

Olympic History
International Olympic Committee
This is a great site if you need information about every summer or winter Olympic Games since 1896. It has a moving strip that tells the date and where the Olympics were held. Each page about a certainOlympic Games is very detailed and includes a photo gallery, information about athletes, media, special ceremonies and more.Recommended by Zack Dale

The History of Dance
The History of Dance
Visit this site if you are doing a report on the history of dancing. The site has a lot of information about how all types of dances began. Each of the dance stories has amazing facts, like the word waltz comes from the old German word walzen, which means to roll, turn, or glide.Recommended by Aliza Sessler

The Science Behind Sports
Exploratorium: Sport Science
If you need to learn the science behind sports like skate boarding, surfing and cycling, this is the site for you. For example, click on the surfing link and you'll learn about gravity and buoyancy. The site contains general information about all types of sports plus in-depth explanations about scientific concepts used in each sport.Recommended by Zack Dale