Research Central: Sports & Recreation

Sports & Recreation

Take me out to the ballgame. Any ballgame will do. Whatever your interest in sport, you have come to the right place to find scores, highlights, facts and records. The Sports Research Guide is a portal to websites of professional, collegiate and high school sports. Stay in the game with WCPL's links to your favorite teams and players, both current and from the past.

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Statista.com

Direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.

Web Links

Sports General

ESPN.com

A great sports site covering American and International sport. Up to date information on football, baseball, basketball and soccer as well as rugby, horse racing and even cricket.

NCAA Online

NCAA schools by sports and division. Find information on player eligibility, statistics, and schedules.

Sports Illustrated

Sports news from Sports Illustrated Magazine.

Auto Racing

IndyCar.com

The official site of Indy Car news, schedules, and shop.

Motor Sports

If people compete with it, it has wheels and a motor, you can read about it here. A place to keep informed about the racing of every possible kind of vehicle. Videos, personalities, cars and racing schedules can all be found here.

NASCAR Online

Official site for stock car auto racing with links to teams and race schedules.

Baseball

Centerville Baseball Softball League

Hometown baseball/softball information.

Cincinnati Reds

Website for the nearest professional baseball team.

Columbus Clippers

Homepage of the AAA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.

Dayton Dragons

Follow Dayton’s single A baseball team.

John Skilton’s Baseball Links

Thousands of links to baseball-related websites.

Major League Baseball

Links to MLB and team home pages.

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Link to the Cooperstown Hall of Fame.

The Minor Leagues

Official site of Minor League fBaseball with news, team links and schedules.

The Negro Leagues

Information on the Negro League teams and their history.

Basketball

FinalFour

Online coverage of the NCAA basketball championships with archives and history.

National Basketball Association

Official NBA site with links to team pages.

WNBA Championship

Women's National Basketball Association website.

Football

Arena Football

The Gridiron sport for guys who did not listen when mom said not to play.

Canadian Football League

Canadian Football is to American football, just like Canadians are to Americans - exactly the same, only different.

Cincinnati Bengals

The official website of the Cincinnati Bengals.

National Football League

Official site of the National Football League with week-by-week season coverage.

Golf

CBS Sports - Golf

Current news and schedules for the professional golf tours, and statistics on players.

Ladies Professional Golf Association

The website for women’s professional golf with historical information, tour schedules and results.

Professional Golfers' Association

Website with tournament schedules, results, and membership directory.

Gymnastics

USA Gymnastics

Home page of the United States gymnastics team with news stories and athlete pages.

Hockey

Cincinnati Cyclones

Website of the Cincinnati’s ECHL team.

Columbus Blue Jackets

The homepage of Columbus’ NHL hockey team.

Internet Hockey Database

Detailed information on professional (and some amateur) hockey players, trading cards, and team logos.

National Hockey League

Official site of the National Hockey League, with team and player information, schedules, and statistics.

Horseracing

BloodHorse.com

Horse breeding, handicapping, jockeys, links, news stories, and racetracks are all featured.

Churchill Downs

Information on Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby, including history and race schedules.

The Daily Racing Form

Keep up to date with every major horseracing track in the U.S.

Equibase Company

Race and track information for all major U.S. racetracks.

Olympics

International Olympic Committee

Home page of the IOC with news from Olympic organizations.

Paralymics

Official website of the Paralympic Movement.

Special Olympics

Information about the founder, athletes, volunteers and coaches.

United States Olympic Committee

Information source for American teams and athletes.

Parks and Outdoor Recreation

American Camping Association

Searchable directory of over 2000 accredited camps.

Fishing

A collection of information of interest to the Ohio angler.

Five Rivers Metro Parks

Directory of Dayton area parks with maps, description of facilities, and calendar of events.

Ohio State Parks Directory

Information on Ohio's 73 state parks

Recreational Opportunities on Federal Lands

Government-owned recreational sites, searchable by state, activity, agency, or map.

Roller Derby

Gem City Roller Derby

Dayton’s hometown, skater owned and operated flat track roller derby league.

Running

Air Force Marathon

Information about Dayton's annual marathon, including training information, course map, and results.

Cool Running

Advice for all levels of runners on training, races, nutrition, and gear.

Running in the USA

Running resources, news, calendars of events, and race results.

Skiing

Mad River Mountain

Ohio's largest tubing and skiing resort.

Perfect North Slopes

Trail maps, ski reports, directions, lift ticket information, and more.

Soccer

ESPN Soccernet

Provides soccer, live scores, and results.

FIFA Women's World Cup

The official site for the women's soccer tournament. Includes the latest team news and scores.

FIFA World Cup

The official site for the men's soccer tournament. Includes the latest team news and scores.

FC Cincinnati

Everything you want to know about Cincinnati’s professional soccer team from the team’s official site.

MLSoccer.com

Official homepage of Major League Soccer with history, team information, and statistics.

United Soccer League (UFL)

The United Soccer League is the largest professional soccer league in the United States and Canada and, in fact, the world with 29 teams in 19 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. "Cincinnati FC" is part of the USL.

U.S. Soccer

The website for the U.S. men and women's national soccer team.

World Soccer

Daily news reports on international soccer with links to World Cup information and team pages.

Sports Venues

Web Tickets

Seating charts and ticket information for major sports stadiums.

World Stadiums

Photos and descriptions of stadiums used for professional and college sports events worldwide.

Swimming

Dayton Area Sharks

The Dayton Area Sharks (DAS) is a Masters swim team whose objective is to train and develop beginner swimmers and advanced swimmers alike.

YMCA Greater Dayton Youth Swim Team

YMCA of Greater Dayton Swim Teams are competitive programs that focus on the development of all ages and abilities. Swim Teams compete in the Southwest Ohio YMCA Swim League, against other Y’s and in USA swim meets as well.