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Sports from hell : my search for the world's dumbest competition /

Title
Sports from hell : my search for the world's dumbest competition / Rick Reilly.
Author
Reilly, Rick.
Publication
New York : Doubleday/ESPN Books, c2010.

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Description
xiv, 204 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
A popular sports columnist puts his life-- and his dignity-- on the line in search of the most absurd sporting event on the planet. He set out on a global journey to discover sports which push the body-- and human idiocy-- to the outermost limits.
Subject
Contents
Introduction: The rules -- World sauna championships -- Ferret legging -- Bull poker -- The three-mile golf hole -- Rock-paper-scissors -- Women's pro football -- Chess boxing -- Drinking games -- Zorbing -- Baseball -- Nude bicycling -- Jarts -- Homeless soccer -- Conclusion: The winner.
ISBN
  • 9780385514385 (hc)
  • 0385514387 (hc)
LCCN
2009025112
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library