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Sportscience (The Exploratorium, USA)

Looks at the science behind baseball, skateboarding, surfing and cycling. Also has activities and a question and answer section.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/

The science of sport (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Provides the science behind a number of sporting activities including mountain biking and track and field.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sci_tech/features/science_of_sport/index.shtml

The Sports Factor (ABC Radio National)

Transcripts from the ABC radio program, The Sports Factor.

• The rules of the game (29 May 1998)
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/sstories/sf980529.htm

• Athletics old and new (1 August 1997)
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/sstories/sf970801.htm

• This week it's balls, balls, balls on the Sports Factor! (18 April 1997)
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/sstories/sf970418.htm

How pole vaulting works (How Stuff Works, USA)

Covers the physics of pole vaulting.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/pole-vault.htm

The science of sport (British Broadcasting Corporation, UK)

Looks into the science behind different aspects of sport including timekeeping.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sci_tech/features/science_of_sport/index.shtml