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Remember when the site of a vee in the sky and the melodious honking of geese was a special treat and signaled the onset of fall?  Well that like the smell of burning leaves is a thing of the past.…

Looking for a summer vacation getaway?

How about Hayward, Wisconsin?
Home of the largest Muskie in the world 143 ft., part of the national freshwater fishing hall of fame complex. Golf, shopping, outdoor recreation, restaurants and bars galore make this…

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) is still thought of as perhaps the greatest motor sport on Earth and it shows in the fact that it boasts many of the highest attendance records of any worldwide sport and gets…

It is widely believed that Ping Pong, or Table Tennis, derived from a game called Royal Tennis that was around in medieval times perhaps the 12th Century AD. Some believe that it became more fashionable in the 1880′s and was actually known as indoor tennis played by British officers who were stationed in South Africa and India. It has been said that they used books across a table as a net, wine bottle corks that had been rounded were used as balls and cigar box lids served as paddles.

If you are a tennis fan there are several tournaments that you just don’t want to miss; the first being the Wimbledon Championships that run from June 21st through July 4th. This tournament is considered the most iconic of the…

Everyone seems to be making speculations and predictions on the outcome of the 2010 FIFA World Cup championship being held in South Africa. There has been cheering for favorite teams as they have won and commiseration when those teams have…

The APA (American Poolplayers Association) was originally called The National Pool league and was the brain child of two professional players Larry Hubbart and Terry Bell; founded in 1979 the name was changed to the APA in 1981 and hosts…

For the first time in 49 years the Stanley Cup made its way back to Chicago and the arrival of both the Blackhawks and the cup was met with a water cannon salute at the O’Hare airport. Borne in on…

Normally baseball is considered a balanced game between the pitcher’s mound and the batter’s box but since the balance is so precarious and delicate the history of baseball is usually marked by a gradual movement or tilt to one side…