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Boys and Girls Uniforms - Why So Different?

In tennis and field hockey girls wear skirts and boys wear shorts. And in volleyball only girls have to wear tiny shorts. The Kidzworld crew thinks this sucks and if you agree you can help change it.

Olympian Sarah Hughes

Michelle Kwan landed a triple jump on her butt and Irina Slutskaya decided to play it safe. That opened the door for 16 year-old Sarah Hughes to win the gold in the women's figure skating.

Olympic Bobsledding - 2002 Predictions

Bobsled racers jump on a fibreglass sled and fly down a course of twists and turns at speeds up to 90 miles per hour. Read on to find out more about the fastest ride without a seatbelt.

Wacky and Wild Winter Sports

Imagine racing down a mountain on a modified snow shovel or jumping out of an airplane and landing on a ski hill. Kidzworld looks at some of the world's wildest and wackiest winter sports.

Olympic Numbers

How far do ski jumpers jump? How salty is Salt Lake City? Kidzworld has the answers and even more useless information to prepare you for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Weird Winter Sports

Racing headfirst on a sleigh at 90 miles per hour and skiing with a gun. These aren't just things your crazy uncle does - they're actually sports you'll see at the Winter Olympics.

Olympic Hockey

Will Mario and Cujo be able to get by the tough Czechs of Jaromir and Dominik? Or will Peter the Great lead Sweden to the gold? Find out who'll be shooting and scoring in Salt Lake City.

Elephant Polo

Five-hundred feet above sea level, in the Himalayan jungles is the home of one of the world's most unique and challenging sporting events - the World Elephant Polo Championship.

Cammi Granato Biography

Cammi Granato has all the necessary ingredients to lead the USA to another gold medal in hockey. She has a great wrist shot, hockey in her blood, a lucky frog and the home ice advantage.

Robocup

Could a robot possibly have a better shot than David Beckham? Could a team of android soccer players outscore the World Cup champions? A team of scientists believes it could happen - soon.

Biggest Butt Kickings

Have you ever played a game and had your butt whipped really bad? So bad that you stopped looking at the scoreboard before the game was half over? Well, don't worry. It happens.

The Real Little League Cheaters

One day he was taking calls from the Prez, the next he was being called a cheater. Danny Almonte has ridden a rollercoaster of emotions. All because of a Little League baseball game...

Jackson Rue

The chances of getting a hole-in-one are about 1 in 4000. Jackson Rue has five of them in less than two years. Look out Tiger Woods, an eight year-old kid is getting ready to hunt you down.

2004 US Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team (pg. 2)

Why Step on a Good Celebration?

What's with these crackdowns on spontaneous sports celebrations? It seems like an athlete who scores a big goal or wins a big race can't do anything without someone being a party pooper.

Golf Ball Dimples - How Many?

A Kidzworld member asked the Sports Lab, "How many dimples are on a golf ball?" The Lab asked the experts. We now know the answer and the reason why golf balls have so many dimples.

World Track and Field

Someone finally found a way to catch Marion Jones and a 300 pound tattooed tortoise gets a standing ovation. Here's a look at the highs and lows of the 2001 World Track and Field Championships.

Big Money, Big Hills and Big Records

Lance gets his own day, Big Mac takes another step up the homerun ladder and Carter cashes a very big check. Here's a look at hills, homeruns and heatwaves from the world of sports.

Sports Couples

Have you ever noticed how singers and actors always to seem to hook up with each other? Well in sports, it's no different. Here's a look at some of the sports world's hottest love stories.

Olympics Head to China in 2008

The home of the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and more than one billion people will be the stage for the 2008 Olympics. The highest, fastest and strongest athletes are heading to Beijing.