At the 1936 Olympics, Haiti competed under its civil flag, a horizontal blue stripe on top of an equal-width red stripe. In contrast, Haiti's national flag includes a coat of arms in the center, per CRW Flags, but the civil flag was more commonly used for non-governmental affairs like the Olympics.
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Barry Bonds was voted Most Valuable Player a record seven times (and finished second in the MVP voting twice). Second, there's his offensive output. Bonds holds the all-time record for career home runs at 762, a number so enormous there's almost no chance anyone will beat it.
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Johnson became interested in photography while growing up in Livermore, California, where he would take photos at Day on the Green, a local music festival. He continued to shoot photos in college, working as a staff photographer for the school paper of the University of Southern California
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Vince McMahon built the WWE into a global sports entertainment empire worth billions. But all that success came at a cost, as the use of steroids became rampant among wrestlers. In 1993, McMahon's chickens almost came home to roost. Here's how a steroid trial almost led to Vince McMahon's downfall.
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Skaggs' best year came in 2018, with a 4.02 ERA and an 8-10 record. In the following year, he nearly matched his personal wins record with seven by late June, and, soon after pitching against Oakland, Skaggs and the rest of the team headed for Dallas for a four-game series against the Texas Rangers.
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He excelled on the football field as his team's offensive tackle. While he was known as a "gentle giant" off the field, in his football pads and helmet he let a more aggressive personality come through, a "formidable, intimidating figure" whose large size made it hard for opponents to get past him.
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The earliest evidence of people skating on ice was 5,000 years ago. Archaeologists found evidence of ice skating around that time in areas surrounding Scandinavia and Russia. They believe the Finns made the earliest skates in order to move across frozen water and away from predators efficiently.
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For a long time, Evander Holyfield, four time heavyweight champ, had the funds to live a lavish lifestyle. That's what a tough chin and hard hands will get you. But there came a point when this former International Boxing Hall of Famer was losing more money than his fists could bring in.
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At 6'10', the towering Texas native combined gigantic size with agile athleticism and a killer gimmick to truly dominate the sport for longer than most could ever dream of. He almost ended up stomping around the basketball court, rather than the ring, before deciding to wrestle professionally.
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Unbeknownst to Edge's legions of adoring fans, throughout much of his career he was suffering from several neck injuries that would cause the condition that ultimately led to his retirement from the ring. He was lucky that it didn't take him out for good.
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Now considered by Bleacher Report, Sport Bible, and millions of wrestling fans the world over to be the greatest professional wrestler of all time, Austin now claims March 16 to be a national holiday. And we dare anyone who disagrees to try to tell him otherwise to his face.
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Big Show is actually a very well-rounded athlete. He started off with team sports back when he was still just Paul Wright. He played football and basketball in high school in South Carolina, and though you'd think he'd be perfect for the gridiron, where he truly excelled was on the basketball court.
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The documents alleged that Rose was pulling in at least $100,000 a month just signing autographs, but also revealed that he was blowing the vast majority of that income on high-stakes gambling, with huge debts to casinos as well as the IRS.
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After knocking it out of the park as a musician in the 1970s, the rock star (born Marvin Lee Aday in 1947) began helping others knock it out of the park, too: as a softball coach. While he was living in Connecticut, Coach Meat (as players called him) coached a local girls' softball team.
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Despite their previous success together, trouble was brewing in the Steiner family. As Hulk Hogan's New World Order rose to power, Scott began to see the possibility of more fame as a solo wrestler, so he turned on his brother and joined Hollywood Hogan's new stable at SuperBrawl VIII.
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When something good happens, people want to celebrate. Athletes are no different, and star athletes have a lot to celebrate, including huge contracts that guarantee they'll never have to worry about money again. Here are weird ways that athletes celebrated contract signings.
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Alex Trebek, the longtime host of Jeopardy! has died at 80 years old, according to a statement on the show's official Twitter account. One organization that posted a remembrance to him was the WWE, as Alex Trebek once hosted Wrestlemania.
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Steiner sells real estate in Georgia. That's right: you can buy land in the Peach State from a world tag team champion. He's still got the goatee, but he kicked the spandex and his iconic headgear, usually opting for the classic dad look of a pastel polo shirt and jeans (every job has its uniform).
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Considering Vince McMahon has harbored rivalries with everyone from Triple H (who would go on to be his son-in-law) to Bret "The Hitman" Hart to Randy Orton -- even with his own children Stephanie and Shane -- his actual childhood idol makes a lot more sense.
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According to NBC Sports, however, Coleman invested his money in development deals in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan in hopes of "trying to turn around a city in need of someone willing to make big moves there."
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The controversial, witty, brash, and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper was a fan favorite back when the WWE was the WWF in the 1980s and early '90s. The mouthy wrestling superstar and somewhat successful actor had a reputation for creating a scene.
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It was his natural skill and sheer love of baseball that propelled him forward. He was named the MVP for 1998. He surpassed the former MLB champion Roger Maris's home run record. With Sosa's record, he ought to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame by now. That hasn't happened -- and perhaps never will.
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Connery was 18 when he first started the sport. After a couple of years he saved up enough to train with a professional named Ellington, a former gym instructor with the British Army. After two years of professional guidance, Connery stepped into the world of bodybuilding competitions.
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American football has been around since the 19th century. Even though soccer fans make fun of American football, the two are closely tied. Football evolved from a hybrid of rugby and soccer that colleges in the 19th century were playing. This hybrid style of the sport was called the "Boston Game."
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Jordan's mouth was legendary among the ballers who played both against and with him during his 15 seasons in the NBA. And it appears as though his trash talk game was as vicious as his physical one. According to Viral Hoops, Jordan ruined several players' careers with words alone.
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Ventura gained a name for himself as a controversial voice, a straight-shooter who called it like he saw it and didn't care about political correctness. There is probably no other wrestler who made better use of his post-career fame than The Body. But why exactly did Jesse Ventura call it quits?
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In a 2014 interview with the New York Post, Ali, Jr. shared that he couldn't recall ever sharing a meal with his entire family and remembered being bullied in school by other kids who wanted to fight and "to see if I was like my father."
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