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The sport of polo was not a sport initially, but a form of training for mounted guards or elite cavalrymen in Persia (Iran). By the Middle Ages the sport had spread across the East. More recently, the British made it popular, after learning the game in India.
Polo was an Olympic event until the 1936 [...]
Firearms have played an important role in America’s history. Starting with the first settlers to the New World, firearms were used for protection and to hunt for food. Without firearms in the hands of citizens, the armed revolution to free America from British rule may have never happened.
Yet the use of firearms continues to have [...]
I recently wrote about the tall ship Schooner Sultana, which was part of the Alexandria Waterfront Festival.
The replica of a 1796 British Revenue Cutter and Dispatch ship intrigued me, so I did a bit of research.
The original Sultana was built in Boston in 1767, as a Revenue Cutter. It’s mission was to inspect [...]
The U.S. Olympic Women’s Softball team will be playing an exhibition game against the National Pro Fastpitch league champions, the Washington Glory.
Before heading to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the team is touring the U.S., playing some of America’s best teams.
The powerhouse U.S. National team brought home three Olympic gold [...]
At Old Dominion Speedway in suburban Manassas, VA, watch top sportsman, “rails”, motorcycles, and street stock cars race side by side down the 1/8 mile drag strip in the annual Spring Drag Spectacular.
Drag racing is an exciting sport, with multiple classes and levels of performance. National Top Fuel champions run in 1/4 mile [...]
The annual running of the Virginia Gold Cup horse races in The Planes, Virginia,about 45 miles from Washington, DC, attracts 35,000 spectators each May.
It all started in 1922 when eight area horsemen organized a four-mile race through the local countryside.
Today, the event has grown to seven races run throughout the afternoon, over a [...]
I’m not even sure I want to write about this event….
So before I get accused of being sexist, a pig, or promoting the objectification of women, let me just say one thing….it’s for charity!!!!
Thursday evening, just a couple miles from the seat of American government and the halls of power that brought the world the [...]
Granted, only one regular season National League baseball game has been played (at least until this afternoon), but the MBL standings look pretty good so far.
The Washington Nationals won their season opener last night at their new ballpark, Nationals Park, against the Atlanta Braves, 3 to 2.
The win came with a classic [...]
Professional prize fighting bouts are scheduled periodically in suburban Maryland. The next ‘night at the fights’ is this Thursday evening. And it’s a Title Fight.
Thursday’s feature fight will match two local featherweights in a 10-round bout for the Maryland State Featherweight Title.
Southpaw Thomas “KO” Snow (10 wins, 0 losses, with 8 knockouts) of [...]
One sign of Spring is the annual Marlborough Hunt Races at Roedown farm in Annapolis, Maryland.
In it’s 34th year, the race is also commemorating the Annapolis Subscription Plate, the first recorded formal horse race ever run in Maryland, back in 1743.
While not as well attended as the Virginia Gold Cup on May [...]
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