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...there were ever any doubt about football's unchallenged place as the most popular pro sport in America, consider this fact: more people will watch this Sunday's regular-season showdown between the league's two undefeated teams, the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts, than watch a typical World Series and NBA Finals game combined...
...proliferation of risk-sharing joint ventures called syndicates. The proposition is simple: syndicates allow up to 50 people to pool their money and collectively purchase, maintain and race thoroughbreds, and to share in the winnings. In the U.K., the British Horseracing Authority hopes such schemes will expand the sport's middle-class base. A few hundred pounds can give enthusiasts an insider's privileges, landing them not only a stake in a horse, but also access to the paddock, pre-race chats with trainers and jockeys, and the chance to gloat in the winner's circle. Ed Marley, a syndicate...
...face change, tel: (86-10) 8403 7056. This is a small Chinese barbecue restaurant hidden away in downtown Beijing and famous for its roasted chicken wings. You can order these at different levels of spiciness that range up to "deadly" - although you'd have to be a good sport to try those. In fact, take one bite and you'll see how the restaurant gets its name. After dinner, move over to Vic's Club, tel: (86-10) 6593 6215, by the north gate of Workers' Stadium for drinks and partying. It's one of the oldest nightclubs in Beijing...
...Disabled volleyball might sound like a charitable exhibition sport, but don't be fooled, says Neil Wilford, a British adviser to the Cambodian league. When an Australian Navy ship docked two years ago at the southern port of Sihanoukville, its volleyball team agreed to a friendly game against a local disabled squad. Before it started, one of the Australians took Wilford aside and asked how easy they should go on their opponents. "Just play as normal," Wilford smirked. The Cambodians trounced the Australians, spiking ball after ball past the red-faced servicemen. The game has since become an annual fixture...
...company, Xenith LLC, have designed a new and safer football helmet, which is receiving accolades from physicians around the nation. “It’s thrilling to see a whole new technology,” said Robert C. Cantu, the chief of neurosurgery service and director of sports medicine at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass. “The helmet tests out far better than existing models.” Cantu, one of Ferrara’s advisors and a leading expert on concussions in sports, said that Ferrara’s model is the most dramatic advance...