The largest course at Hobart and William Smith Colleges this semester, dwarfing all others by at least 200 students, is in the classics department -- a department that counts no seniors and only three ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Wrestling is a really ancient sport. It has been documented in prehistoric cave paintings. There are literary allusions of wrestling matches in 13th century BC, when the Greeks ...

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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — History shows the ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations created what is now considered the oldest ongoing sport in the world. It also happens to be a sport you may come across while ...

Ancient civilisations, in particular, engaged in a variety of intense, unusual, and sometimes terrifying sports. People back then loved competition and entertainment just as much as we do today. But ...

Many of today’s sports were practiced by the Ancient Egyptians, who set the rules and regulations for them. Inscriptions on monuments indicate that they practiced wrestling, weightlifting, long jump, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the world converges on Paris for the 33rd Olympiad, it’s a reminder of the ancient heritage of the Olympic movement. It starts with the term “Olympiad.” It was how the ...

There's an ancient tradition in Hawaii that involves riding a narrow, wooden sled down a mountain track. Some practitioners are reviving it. In Hawaii, there's an ancient sport that involves a sled ...

If you're into sports—or any type of physical game, for that matter—then you're in for a treat. Indeed, there are several ancient sports that many of us have never heard of. Some are absolutely brutal ...