Everyone knows that basketball is a game played between two teams, but most people don’t know how many players make up each team. While it differs depending on the league you’re playing in, basketball team rosters must stay under a certain number of players. So, how many players are on a basketball team? Most basketball … Read more
Whether you’re watching basketball on TV or playing in real life, you often hear players or coaches refer to a certain area on the court as the ‘post’. It’s one of the most physically-demanding areas and is where a majority of the fouls occur during a game. So, what is the post in basketball? The … Read more
At some point in time, every baseball fan goes through the same feeling: the excitement of your favorite team signing a big-name free agent to a big contract. However, all too often, those contracts don’t pan out and the team and its fans are left counting the days until the contract comes off the books, … Read more
In every professional sport, the goal is to end each season as the champion. Baseball is no different, in that the one team left standing at the end of each year winds up soaked in champagne as they hoist the World Series trophy over their heads. However, what is the road to earning that trophy … Read more
When you’re talking about baseball equipment, there are two pieces that go down to the very foundation of what the game is: the bat and the ball. Obviously, to hit said ball, you need a bat, and consequently, as the game has evolved, so have the bats that are in charge of putting the ball … Read more
Golf is a game that can require a lot of time to play. When including travel to and from the golf course, warming up on the driving range, traveling from hole-to-hole, and stopping at the 19th hole, a round of golf can take up most of the day. So, how long does it take to … Read more
From a fan’s perspective, one of the ugliest parts of soccer is the act of “diving” or players faking injuries. While soccer is not the only sport to have this phenomenon, it is undoubtedly the most infamous culprit. So, why do soccer players fake injuries in soccer? Soccer players fake injuries and dive in soccer … Read more
If you watch basketball on TV, you’ll know just how physical the game can be. A lot of the physicality comes down to jostling for position but certain acts are deemed worthy of a foul. I.E. making contact with a player mid-shot or running through a player to get to the basket. The latter is … Read more
When you attend a Major League Baseball (MLB) game and look up at the massive scoreboard that’s in the outfield of virtually every park, you will usually notice several columns towards the end of the line score. There are your usual runs, hits, and errors for both teams, and then some parks have runners left … Read more
In baseball, a hitter is often told to work the count. That of course means to make the pitcher work hard to get you out, rather than swinging at the first pitch and hitting it weakly right at someone. When a batter works a long count, though, that may very well result in what is … Read more