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For the Paralympic Games, do the athletes all get like a standard prosthetic? They're starting up soon. I remember a bunch of chatter online about prosthetic legs giving people and advantage in running. But obviously that's not everyone with prosthetic legs. Do the Olympics regulate people's stuff or do people with more expensive equipment have the advantage?
It was a huge deal when Simone Biles said she wasn't going to participate in her event (which I guess she participated anyway?) But, is it actually that weird? Surely athletes bow out all the time. Explain it.
The Olympic Athletes from Russia were a thing. Now it's the Russian Olympic Committee. Has anyone other than Russia been banned or is this a special thing?
Would you happen to know the current number of global cyclist fatalities so far this year?
I am trying to find the world's longest boxing match (most number of rounds). So far no luck.
Who are the highest paid players in professional basketball? What about baseball?
I know that the baseball parks that the Chicago Cubs (1914), Boston Red Sox (1912), Detroit Tigers (1912) and the New York Yankees (1923) play in were all built before 1930. What is the next oldest active ballpark?
Our family is involved in the "sport" of fencing. We would like to be able to find news and info like national championship results about this sport on the web. Can you help us?
I can't find a detailed answer regarding how to compute a batting average. What I found says, divide the number of bases by the number of times at bat. So, if you get a walk, does your average go down?
Was there ever a pro football game in which a team scored over 100 points?
Can you tell me which pitcher won a World Series game in three different decades?
I recently saw a show about a Philadelphia Eagles player who had 17 sacks in one game against the Giants. His nickname was "Wild Man Williey" - can you tell me who this was?
What was the first team to win the World Series 4-games-to-0 in consecutive years?
Which baseball players have hit four home runs in one game, and when did they do it?
In college football, what is the definition of a redshirt freshman and a true freshman?
Who won the game played on March 2, 1962, between Philadelphia and New York in which Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points?
Why is it whenever we watch horse racing, whether thoroughbreds or harness racing or even car racing, why is it that all racing goes counterclockwise?
I am looking for information on the game of horseshoes. Do you know of a web site or anything that would have the rules? I would hate to have to go to the library in this age of computers to find such info.
What were the dimensions of the Polo Grounds in New York, especially the distance from home plate to the center-field wall?
Name the first baseball team to win the World Series after being relocated.

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