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From dodge ball to Jenga, area sports leagues become a multimillion dollar industry
Anthony Walker, a professional recruiter for the staffing firm Robert Half International, takes the same approach in enlisting colleagues for his flag football team as he does with his day job...

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Philadelphia Sport & Social—Game for Another 20 Years
Twenty years is a long time. Over two decades, a small-scale recreation sports outfit comprise of a handful of teams has exploded into a 2,000-team, 150,000-player powerhouse serving most of the Delaware Valley....

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Inner Tube Water Polo Splashes in New York City
NEW YORK -- On a recent night in the steamy basement pool of the Chinatown YMCA, the spirit of competition was splashed in the face, flipped on its head and dunked under water...

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Latane Meade, President of VAVi, and Finalist for Entrepreneur of 2011
Latane Meade, President of VAVi Sport & Social Club, Selected as Finalist in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Entrepreneur of 2011 Contest Presented by The UPS Store...

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Tim Horan and Philadelphia Sport & Social Featureed in Roxborough-ManayunkPatch
Did you once play organized sports in high school or college, but now you’re simply a gym rat (or don’t exercise at all)? Maybe you’re new to Philadelphia...

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Woody Adams featured as Sports League Mogul
It’s easy to be jealous of Woody Adams. As the mastermind behind Portland’s Underdog Sports Leagues, he’s the kingpin of Rose City adult playground chicanery, which means that pretty much all he ever thinks about is fun

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Jersey Club Sports Provides Athletic Social Outlet
Call it gym class without the school bell, or awkward teenage acne. Since early 2009, Jersey Club Sports has been providing adults 21 and over an opportunity to...

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Mike Cray and BSSC feature in the Baltimore Sun
Mike Cray has helped thousands of adults revisit their grade school gym class. But this time around, they don't have to worry about getting picked last for the kickball team...

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Sport & Social Club in London, England?...Yup!
Mainstream sports can be too serious and competitive but a new sport and social club, Come Play, makes exercise accessible and fun. Rachel Dixon makes a splash with inner tube water polo...

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