What Does It Take To Be Great At Underwater Hockey? (Cool Weird Awesome 989)

The NHL postseason is getting underway, but once the Stanley Cup has been won, what do hockey fans watch? Here's one idea: underwater hockey, which is a growing sport set to make a splash.

By |2023-04-17T07:52:18-04:00April 17, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

The Volleyball Game Played Over A Border Fence (Cool Weird Awesome 980)

For National Volleyball Day, the story of the annual volleyball game played between Naco, Arizona and Naco, Sonora, Mexico, in which the net was a border fence.

By |2023-04-04T08:39:16-04:00April 4, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Ora Washington, The “Queen Of Two Courts,” Ruled Tennis And Basketball Alike (Cool Weird Awesome 956)

For National Play Tennis Day, the story of Ora Washington, one of the great early stars of women's tennis who also happened to be one of the great early stars of women's basketball.

How Lusia Harris Became The “Queen Of Basketball” (Cool Weird Awesome 947)

Today in 1955, the birthday of a basketball champion named Lusia “Lucy” Harris. Though "basketball champion" may not be quite the right term for her: she’s also been called the Queen of Basketball.

Bill Veeck, The Wildest Owner Baseball Ever Saw (Cool Weird Awesome 946)

Today was the birthday in 1914 of the wildest owner Major League Baseball ever saw: Bill Veeck. We'll look through some of his unusual life in baseball.

By |2024-02-09T08:49:59-05:00February 9, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Sign Spinning Isn’t Just A Job, It’s A Sport (Cool Weird Awesome 927)

Tomorrow in Las Vegas, the 2023 AArrow Sign Spinners competition begins, with elite-level sign spinners showing off their best moves.

By |2024-01-13T08:09:49-05:00January 13, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

For Some People Decades Ago, Winter Was Time For Barrel Jumping (Cool Weird Awesome 916)

There are lots of winter sports, like snowshoeing, skiing, ice skating, sledding, hockey and curling. One sport that used to be a big hit around this time of year? Competitive barrel jumping.

By |2024-01-01T10:08:48-05:00December 30, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

The “Snow Bowl” Proved Playing College Football In A Blizzard Is Hard (Cool Weird Awesome 896)

For some people, watching football is the best part of Thanksgiving weekend. Today in 1950, there was a football game that had to be seen to be believed: the Snow Bowl.

By |2023-11-25T11:06:36-05:00November 25, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Classic Black And White Soccer Ball Was Designed To Look Like A Satellite (Cool Weird Awesome 892)

The World Cup is getting underway in Qatar. The Cup's official ball has a colorful and busy design, perfect for HDTVs. Here's the story of how the classic black and white ball got its design.

By |2022-11-21T11:33:55-05:00November 21, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

The New York Mets Once Made A Mule Their Mascot (Cool Weird Awesome 874)

It's National Mule Day, so it's a great day to celebrate a mule who singlehandedly… showed up at some Major League Baseball games. Here's the story of the official mule mascot of the New York Mets.

By |2022-10-26T07:56:06-04:00October 26, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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