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Cycling

Football

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Karate

Skateboarding

Skating

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Swimming

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Derek Najera at the Esperanza A. Moreno Regional Branch Library recommends these websites to find information about Sports.

Baseball
	The Official Site of Major League Baseball http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp	Official site of Major League Baseball. Get up-to-date scores, video footage, or, for the off-season, keep track of the latest status of team drafts and trades.
	ESPN - MLB Index http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/index	Check out the latest Major League Baseball headlines, interviews, feature articles, statistics, standings and blogs by various sportswriters.
	Men’s Baseball - NCAA Sports.com http://www.ncaasports.com/baseball/mens	Official NCAA Sports website for college men’s baseball. It offers quick links to statistics, schedules, audio/video clips and other NCAA sports.
	Major League Baseball players Association: MLBPA History http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/info/history.jsp	This site details the development of “America’s pastime” and features information about each Major League Baseball team and its players. It is maintained by the Major League Baseball Players Association.
	Baseball-Baseball for Beginners-Baseball Glossary http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball /beginners/glossary.html	From the PBS Ken Burns show on baseball, this site defines many baseball terms for beginners or those simply interested in learning more about the game.
	Baseball and Softball Hitting Mechanics http://www.batspeed.com/mechanics.html	Learn how to improve your batting game with better swing mechanics.
	Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball http://www.19cbaseball.com	This neat website provides a more in-depth perspective on the development of baseball as well as key players and other specific facets of the sport’s first days. Great for research on school assignments or just to see what the rules were like back then. Many cool old photos are displayed.
	Baseball Almanac: The Official Baseball History Site http://www.baseball-almanac.com	A type of “interactive baseball encyclopedia” that includes quick reference information on players, teams, baseball history and even an online catalog of all baseball cards produced. It seems to be fairly updated often.

Basketball
	NBA.com Official Rules of the National Basketball Association http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_index.html	For those who would like to know more about the technical aspects of NBA basketball and better follow the calls made by referees. It is part of the greater NBA website which includes links to all of the teams and an index to each player.
	Basketball Websites.com http://www.basketballwebsites.com	This page features links to other unofficial websites about each NBA team allowing for quick access to scores, highlights, statistics, etc. For example, clicking on the Boston Celtics yields a list of ten links to news about the team hosted on sites such as the Boston Globe, CBS Sportsline and CNN. There is also a list of six links to fan sites for the team.
	DraftExpress - NBA Draft, NCAA/International Basketball Website http://www.draftexpress.com	This is a quick reference site for checking on the status of player drafting for the NBA and NCAA as well as weekly updates on certain college players’ performance on the court and player rankings.
	NCAA Basketball Home - CBSSports.com http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball	This site includes information about scores, standings, schedules, players and women’s basketball.

Skateboarding
	Skateboard Science http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/	Explore the physics of skateboarding and learn more about skateboards and their features as well as skateboarding terms for beginners.
	Skateboarding-Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding	Hosted by Wikipedia, a user-contributed and edited site that allows anyone to contribute or edit material, this resource offers a brief history of this relatively new sport and other interesting information about skate culture as well as links to other cool print and online references. Be sure to check out the link to another Wikipedia article on skateboarding tricks.The
	Skateboarding Safety Tips-NSC http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/sktebord.htm	This brief web page explains basic safety elements to make your skateboarding experience a more enjoyable one, especially if you’re just starting out as a skater.

Skating
	Grindside.com- Aggressive Inline Skating http://www.grindside.com	According to the homepage, this site is “designed for anyone who has an interest in Aggressive Inline Skating, whether you are a newbie, beginner or seasoned aggressive skater.” It includes a beginner’s guide with useful safety information, videos, guides to performing tricks and links to other websites for inline skating.
	How to Roller Skate \| eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_18621_roller-skate.html	This is a simple step-by-step instruction guide on how to begin roller skating using correct body posturing to avoid falling and wrist injuries.
	Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating (Glossary of Figure Skating Terms) http://www.usfigureskating.org/About.asp?id=60	Begin with reading a list of terms for ice figure skating (as opposed to roller figure skating) according to learn more about certain performance moves and judging standards, then move on to other information featured on the U.S. Figure Skating website that includes statistics, scoring procedures and more!
	The Cutting Edge http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/ Arena/1805/firsts.html	This quick reference page lists a bunch of “firsts” in ice figure skating history in three different categories: general skating history, competitions, and jumps.