Unanswered Questions
440 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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When did American football teams start honoring players who have passed away by starting 10 men on the field?
For American football games (college and professional), when did they begin honoring players who passed away by starting ten players on the field?
I haven't watched football for that long, but my ...
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How are logistics and preparations for international equestrian events dealt with?
In light of the Tokyo Olympics and how equestrian events at high level deal not only with sportsmen who need to be at their best, but also their rides, needing to be in absolute peak condition in ...
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Does a football referee have a duty to prevent a team from using more substitutions than they're allowed to?
AS Roma lost a game against Spezia in the 2020-21 Coppa Italia because they exceeded the number of substitutions they were allowed to do, mistakenly thinking they could go for a sixth one in extra ...
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Has a goalkeeper ever scored in field hockey?
I know nowadays a goalkeeper can't go further than the 23 metre area and be involved in play. But they can take a penalty stroke. So, does anyone knows of a goal scored by a goalkeeper in either ...
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Defensive strategy for U14 football
I've managed the same group of underage boys players for the last 3 years. At U11, offside didn't apply, and I didn't concern myself with defensive strategy.
At U12, where offside did apply, I ...
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how to play the cushion shot in snooker
In snooker, it is more difficult to pot the ball while your cue ball is placed with cushion.
I am playing snooker for nearly 4 years but till now I can't play this shot very well.
Can anyone tell me ...
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Does any other professional sport apart from tennis give equal prize money to Men & Women?
Professional tennis, in Grand Slams & certain joint events held on the tour, gives equal prize money to Men & Women.
Does any other professional sport give equal prize money to Men & ...
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Cue ball behind head string in pocket billiards
Is it in print that the complete cue ball must be behind the headstring? Some people think it's only the bottom of the ball that must be behind.
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Do the official USAV rules for mixed volleyball require all rotations to be same gender?
I am playing in a mixed league, and they state that if a team has more than 6 people, they can use a rotation substitution, but that
A player must substitute for the same gender (i.e. men sub for ...
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How are new franchisee fees in IPL decided?
When the Indian Premier League was started in 2008, bids were given for 10 yrs for every franchise. I have not heard anything about new bids submitted by the existing franchisees. How much money ...
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In which late-stage Grand Slam tennis matches has a single player won 200+ points?
Which Grand Slam matches, in the Round of 16 or later, have had 200 or more points won by a single player?
Two known examples are
Djokovic v. Wawrinka at Australian Open 2013: 209-200
Federer v. ...
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Why have the vertically passed air gates been abolished?
In the past (up until the new 2014 season), a Red Bull Air Race track consisted of 3 different kinds of gates, requiring different fly through procedures:
Pylon pairs to be flown through horizontally.
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Is there a dry-top for the freestyle snorkel?
I own a Finis Freestyle snorkel. Along with it I had bought a snorkel dry top as well; only to, later, discover that it only works with the regular snorkels and not with the freestyle version. Does ...
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What differences are there between the XFL rules of today and the rules of XFL past?
As the title states - I know XFL was a league in the past, with rule differences between them and the NFL. I see the list of XFL/NFL rule differences of the current XFL league exist here, but I'm ...
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Is there a [possible] scenario in which the first run counts but the next one does not?
While brushing up on "third out, run counts" rules and "fourth outs" the following came to my mind:
With 1 out could a scenario arise where one runner comes in, run counts, and second runner comes in,...
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