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Best of the Web: Children's Resources » Sports
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Athens 2004 Summer Olympics
The official website for the Olympic games in Athens.
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Ballparks: The World's Greatest Parks
Facts and photos of baseball's greatest parks.
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Basketball Hall of Fame
Official Site of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA.
- Basketball Mania ! History and Trivia
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Bowling
Official website of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.
- Brooklyn Cyclones
- Cricket
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Federation of Gay Games
"The Federation of Gay Games perpetuates the quadrennial Gay Games and safeguards its founding principles of Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best. An all-volunteer organisation, the Federation is made up of individuals and organisations representing four continents."
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Gender Equity in Sports
Contains links to current legislation.
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Gun Post Lanes
Bowling in the Bronx.
- Harlem Globetrotters
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History of Women in Sports Timeline
A chronology ranging from 776 BC till the end of the 20th Century.
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Iditarod: Race Across Alaska
Dog sled racing.
- Little League Online
- Mad About Hockey
- Major League Baseball
- Major League Soccer
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
- National Football League
- National Hockey League
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NBA
Official site of the National Basketball Association.
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Negro Baseball Leagues
Read about the origins of the Negro Baseball Leagues, what they were, why they were founded, and why they no longer exist.
- New York City Inline Skating Guide
- New York Giants
- New York Islanders
- New York Jets
- New York Knicks Offical Site
- New York Liberty - Offical Site
- New York Mets
- New York Yankees
- New York/New Jersey MetroStars
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NYC Inline Skating Guide
Comprehensive information for devotees of inline skating in the New York area, including places to skate, clubs, events, pertinent laws, and much more.
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Paralympic Games
Official website of the International Paralympic Committee.
- Play Football - The Offical NFL Site for Kids
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Public School Athletic League
The latest games and news about sports in New York City's public schools.
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Research Starters: The Olympics
Presented by Scholastic.
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Sailing
Official website of the United States Sailing Association.
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Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics
The official website for the games.
- Science of Hockey: Why is Ice Slippery?
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Softball
Official website of USA Softball (women's & men's).
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Special Olympics
The official website.
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Sport Science
Find out how sports such as skateboarding are governed by the principles of momentum, gravity, friction, and centripetal force.
- Sports Illustrated for Kids
- Sports Science
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Stock Car Racing
Official website of NASCAR.
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Surfing
A history of surfing from National Public Radio.
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Swimming
Official website of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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Tennis
Official website of the United States Tennis Association.
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The New York Yankees
Includes the Yankees' regular season schedule (under Game Day). The Seating Map/Stadium Viewer (under Ticket Central) allows you to preview an approximate photo vista from yourchosen section.
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Track and Field
Official website of USA Track & Field.
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Transnational Perspectives of Women in Sport and Physical Activity
Includes information arranged in the following sections: Momentous Moments, Milestones, and Achievements in Sport: A Chronology Crossing Boundaries: Women, Sport, and Literature Women Scholars World-wideScholarly TextsThe Sporting Woman in Film Drama and the Sporting Woman(under construction) Conferences on Women, Sport, and Physical Activity Websites.
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Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
"The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport is dedicated to exploring how sport, recreation, and physical activity affect the lives of girls and women. The first of its kind in the country, it is an interdisciplinary center leading a pioneering effort on significant research, education, community outreach, and public service."
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U.S. Ski Team/U.S. Snowboarding
Official website of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association.
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WNBA
Official site of the Women's National Basketball Association.
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Women's Sports Foundation
"Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, the Womens Sports Foundation is a charitable educational organization dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity."

