Primer on American sports?
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You can learn sports in a few ways.  Obviously books or the internet work.  But that's not the most practical application. A good one is the old guy at the sports bar.  If you find a 40+ at a sports bar, you are golden.  Not only will they tell you about the ins and outs, they'll tell you about the old days of sport.  Interesting stuff actually.\n\nAlso try watching nationally televised games.  The announcers know they are broadcasting to a mostly non sports audience.  As a result they usually take extra time to explain stuff that may seem obvious to a sports head.  Monday Night Football with Joe Theisman, Fox Saturday baseball with Joe Buck and the upcoming NBA Finals are all good things to watch.
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You like this one Football 101 - http://www.playfootball.com/footballfacts/basics.html\n\nHere's more info then 101 thats for people who don't know a thing, this one's pretty good to - http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0109430.html\n\n*Good Luck* These should help
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http://www.allabilities.com/sports.html\n\nHope someone has a more definitive answer for you.  The above link is a source of information that might help.
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I'd suggest you start by reading these:\n\nThis will explain the rankings and polls:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings\n\nThis explains college football in general:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ncaa_football
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Football, Nascar, Baseball, Basketball
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This is the place to follow the NCAA\n\nhttp://www.ncaasports.com/
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WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH SPORTS
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Rivals.com is an excellent site.\n\nI went to "The Game" Saturday. You guys played hard and Henne and Hart did well. Got to admit, though, that Ohio State was up to the task at hand. Maybe we will see ya in six weeks...
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Rozelle was commissioner before the age of the internet, so there may be relatively few sources (sure, you'll be able to find the basics).  You may need to do a periodicals search at your local library.  You'd be sure to find lots of stuff in the archives of Sports Illustrated.
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Let's see...all them minutes of watching players run back and forth, back and forth to see 1 goal scored (if I'm lucky)...or baseball, a game a strategy and America's pasttime and a game I have played and followed for 20 years.  The thinking mans game.  I'll go with the latter.  Thanks.
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yup. go and check out the nba!
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The best way to learn is to watch a game by yourself and pay attention to the commentators, (avoid John Madden at all costs, he'll only confuse you more) then ask questions.  Reading the rules is nice, but the rulebook is wordy and very boring.  You could also play a football video game, but there are subtle differences between the different levels of competiton i.e. high school, college. professional, Canadian (if you want to consider that football)  the best way to go is watch NFL games, then work your way down.
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Here's a website that explains soccer really nicely:\nhttp://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/soccer/soccerFULL.html
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Not really, other than an occasional feature on an athlete participating that trains or regularly competes in the US for that local media.\n\nBut what can you expect ... US isn't competing, so it's only natural there wouldn't be as much interest as compared to baseball starting, NFL trades and the approaching draft, the NHL and the NBA all still going on.
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try http://www.switsport.com/sports-su.htm
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BBC's Sport Academy is a good place to start. It also provides comprehensive information on other sports too.
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The place you gotta go is here:\n\nhttp://cfbdatawarehouse.com/\n\nNot just a list, there's a s-load of information about college football.