Amateur sports are sports in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration. The distinction is made between amateur sporting participants...
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is especially common in individual sports, although the term "league" is sometimes used in amateur individual sports such as golf. The term "league" is...
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The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–559), also known as PASPA or the Bradley Act...
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Amateur film Amateur geology or rockhounding, including a list of notable amateur geologists Amateur journalism Amateur radio Amateur sports Amateur theatre...
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The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively...
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The Amateur Sports Act of 1978, signed by President Jimmy Carter, established the United States Olympic Committee (now United States Olympic & Paralympic...
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The Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) scheme was introduced in 2002 by the then Labour government to support grass roots sport. The original legislation...
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The Amateur Sports Association (Italian: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica "Sport in Vaticano") is an Italian sports association of employees who work...
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Billet (section Amateur sports)
in amateur sports in Canada drastically curtailed billeting practice. Many places do not billet, while other clubs through their provincial sports' bodies...
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In professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, participants receive payment for their performance. Professionalism in sport has come to the fore...
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philanthropist who sponsored the private Foxcatcher wrestling team at an amateur sports center known as Foxcatcher Farm that he set up on his estate in Pennsylvania...
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Sportsbook (redirect from Sports book)
Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 allowed only Nevada, Oregon, Montana, and Delaware to legally wager on sports other than horse...
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Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment. Semi-professionals are not amateur because...
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CSIT – International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation (also known as International Labor and Amateur Sports Confederation) (French: CSIT - Confédération...
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are a variety of sports in Nebraska. Private organizations, colleges and universities, and other clubs across the state that offer sports throughout Nebraska...
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Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many...
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widely enjoyed at the youth and amateur levels. Great achievements in Canadian sports are recognized by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, while the Lou Marsh...
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Spectator sport (redirect from Spectator sports)
competitions. Spectator sports may be professional sports or amateur sports. They often are distinguished from participant sports, which are more recreational...
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FanDuel (category Daily fantasy sports)
came in the wake of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 — which effectively outlawed sports betting in almost all states in the United...
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protective gear is also mandated in college athletics and occasionally in amateur sports. football helmet eyeshield rib protector shoulder pads jockstrap with...
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team — the Sacramento Kings of the NBA — and numerous minor league and amateur sports teams. Sacramento also has recreational facilities. Sacramento is home...
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Northwest region of the United States is home to several professional and amateur sports teams. They include seven teams in major leagues, several in minor leagues...
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illegal under the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) for states to authorize legal sports betting, hence making it effectively...
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Sports in Montreal have played a major role in the city's history. Montreal is best known for being home to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey...
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clubs in Greece. While it fields teams in many sports under the umbrella of its amateur sports arm, Amateur AEK (Greek: Ερασιτεχνική ΑΕΚ; Erasitechnikί AEK)...
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The IFBB Pro Arnold Sports Festival, also known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival, is an annual multi-sport event consisting of professional...
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given two byes. In both leagues, and under many other professional and amateur sports leagues in Australia, higher placed teams don't earn byes during finals...
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This is a list of professional and semi-professional sports teams based in the New York metropolitan area, including from New York City, Long Island, Lower...
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Benjamin Smet; 14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter, actor and amateur sports car racer. Hallyday was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son...
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