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Who had the fastest one-mile run in 2015?

Matthew Centrowitz runs for the United States and achieved the indoor 2015 record in February 2015. Centrowitz specializes in the 1,500-meter run and also finished in 4th in the 1,500 meter race at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The person who has the record for the fastest mile in history is Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, with a time of 3:43:13.

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Where can you find high school wrestling rankings?

Wrestling USA separates its rankings into categories. For example, there are categories for different regions of the United States and for different years. For each year, the website lists rankings for the best seniors, best juniors, best sophomores and freshman, and best all-class rankings.\nCalGrapple.com includes rankings for California high school and college wrestlers. It publishes state rankings, section rankings, fan rankings and class rankings.

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What is Tiger Woods famous for?

Woods is also known for helping break convention as an African-American golfer in a sport whose players are mostly Caucasian, as of 2014. Woods received notoriety in the mainstream media and gossip magazines in late 2009, when information surfaced about his extramarital affairs. Woods admitted to the infidelity and apologized in a press conference. He and his wife were eventually divorced.

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What procedures are necessary when towing a dinghy?

Ensure that the tow line is a floating line to prevent it from drooping below the water line and fouling the boat's prop or rudder. Move the dinghy outboard engine to a rail mount to prevent damage or loss due to immersion if the dingy overturns.\nRough sailing conditions require a few extra precautions. Lengthen the tow line to prevent waves from driving the dinghy forward into the towing boat and potentially damaging one or both. Pull inflatable dinghies close to the boat to prevent the dinghy from being dragged away. If sailing conditions continue to worsen, take the dinghy on board an..

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What is the role of the cerebellum in athletics?

With every successive repetition of a motion or sequence of motions, the synapses of the muscles become more strongly linked, requiring less conscious thought to perform the action until it seems like a spinal reflex. It can never become a true reflex, because a neuronal connection goes to the cerebellum. Reflex actions such as blocks in martial arts are trained as a response to a stimulus. For example: the martial artist being punched or kicked at.\nIn tense situations, such as a buzzer-beating basketball shot or a free throw, it's tempting to think about the actions required to follow t..

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How does barrel length affect muzzle velocity?

There is some debate around this rule in the firearms community, but academic studies and clinical tests provide enough empirical data to support the 25 feet per second average. There are, however, many in hunting and firearm circles who think the studies are incorrect. Individual users cite personal tests performed at private ballistic ranges and state average losses well below the 25 feet per second rule, but fail to provide hard data to back up their statements.\nGreater accuracy and flatter bullet trajectory are the other benefits of long barreled weapons. However, larger barrel size is no..

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What were some NASCAR driver rankings for 2014?

Ryan Newman of Richard Childress Racing placed second in the Sprint Cup standings for 2014, while Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing finished the season in third. Harvick won the series with a total of 5043 points, narrowly edging out Newman for the top spot. Despite never winning a single race during the series, Newman's consistency in finishing in the Top 10 awarded him enough points for a spot on the podium.\nThe Sprint Cup Series is NASCAR's top racing series, and is named for its sponsor, the Sprint Corporation, as of 2015. Previously, the series had been known by other names, suc..

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How do bicycle rollers work?

Bicycle rollers allow cyclists to practice balance as well as speed and endurance, because the bicycle is not directly attached to the frame in any way. Balancing on static rollers is much more difficult, especially at the beginning of the workout. For this reason, cyclists usually place rollers near a wall or door frame so that they have support until the wheel speeds become sufficient to aid in balancing the bike. For cyclists who dislike the extra balancing effort required, there are trainers that attach to the rear wheel and raise it off the ground, steadying the bicycle in place. These re..

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What is "rouge" in CFL?

A rouge is awarded to the kicking team in two different circumstances. The first circumstance is if the kicking team misses a field goal or punts the ball into the end zone and the receiving team chooses not to run it out. The kicking team receives a rouge and the receiving team gets possession on their own 35 yard line. The second circumstance where a rouge is awarded is if the kicking team misses a field goal or punts the ball out of the end zone. Again, the kicking team is awarded a rouge.

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Why do athletes run counterclockwise?

The first four modern Olympic Games had athletes run in a clockwise direction. After this, Olympic organizers switched to counterclockwise running due to its popularity in America. Both Oxford and Cambridge Universities continued to have athletes run in a clockwise direction until the middle of the century. A shift in thinking occurred in 1954, when Roger Bannister became the first man to run the mile in under four minutes. In achieving the feat, Bannister ran in a counterclockwise direction.

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