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

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.

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Main Author: Reilly, Rick
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday/ESPN Books, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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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.
Item Description:"What is the world's dumbest sport?: world sauna championship; ferret legging; bull poker; 3-mile golf hole; rock-paper-scissors; women's pro football; chess boxing; drinking games; zorbing; baseball; nude bicycling; jarts; homeless soccer"--Jacket.
Physical Description:xiv, 204 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780385514385
0385514387
Author Notes:Rick Reilly is the author of the novel Missing Links. His "Life of Reilly" column appears each week in Sports Illustrated. Five out of the last six years, his peers have voted him National Sportswriter of the Year. He lives in Denver, Colorado.

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