“If you dropped acid and decided to go make baseball, this is what you would end up with” — that’s how a Minnesota Twins scout described the popular Finnish sport of pesäpallo. There are very, very ...
About three months ago, the Arkansas Racing Commission added 17 new "sports" upon which the public could wager. Clearly, that was not enough. Another 18 were approved this past week. Among the new ...
OK, quick, Finland’s national sport is . . . ? The logical guess, based on what most Americans see of Finnish athletes in the US, would be hockey. The NHL is loaded with Finns, many of them very ...
It’s baseball, but not as you might know it. Pesäpallo, as it is called, is considered the national sport in Finland. It has a die-hard following, particularly in the country’s rural towns, where ...
Pesäpallo, a baseball-inspired sport with a few key differences, has been played in Finland since the 1920's. It features a zig-zag base pattern and a completely bonkers way of pitching that must be ...
National and Junior Mixed Pesapallo Championship, clinching titles in all three categories with an all-round performance.
Ludhiana: Members of the Punjab Pesapallo Association announced the name of the players of Punjab boys’ team which would take part in the 8th Junior National Pesapallo Championship to be held at ...
Punjab prevailed over hosts Andhra Pradesh with a wafer-thin margin 1-0 to clinch gold medal in the Eighth Junior National Pesapallo Championship, held from November 11 to 13 in Hyderabad. Members of ...
It’s baseball, but not as you might know it. Pesäpallo, as it is called, is considered the national sport in Finland. It has a die-hard following, particularly in the country’s rural towns, where ...