Taking Time for Fun:

Recreation, Leisure, and Sports

Adventure Sports Online

http://www.adventuresports.com/

Provides resources and links for outdoor sports.

All-Music Guide

http://www.thenewage.com/amg/

Provides information about a variety of musical recordings, searchable by artist, title, song, style, and label.

Amateur Baseball Umpire

http://www.amateurumpire.com

Provides information and links for umpires and others interested in understanding the rules of baseball.

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/

Provides an online bookstore with information about books, authors, and awards and with search capabilities.

Art Guide

http://www.artguide.org/uk/

Provides art resources and links in Britain and Ireland.

Art Institute of Chicago Museum

http://www.artic.edu/aic/

Provides resources from the Art Institute of Chicago.

Atlantic Online

http://www.theatlantic.com/

Provides the online version of The Atlantic Monthly.

Australian Folk Songs

http://crixa.com/muse/songnet/

Provides words, music, and information about Australian folk songs.

Author Webliography

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/authors.html

Contains links to author information with an emphasis on the classics.

Authors on the Web

http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~jbh/author.html

Contains links to biographical sketches of authors.

Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes

http://www.ballparks.com/

Provides information and pictures of professional baseball ballparks. Links to similar features for football, basketball, hockey, and golf.

Booklists

http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html

Provides a variety of booklists from the members of the Fiction_L listserv.

Books & Book Collecting

http://www.trussel.com/f_booksx.htm

Contains links to resources on many book-related topics, including assistance in locating rare or out-of-print books.

Booktalk

http://www.booktalk.com/

Provides books reviews and other book-related resources and links.

British & Irish Authors

http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/UK-authors.html

Contains links to resources on British and Irish authors.

Bungee Jumping Resource

http://www.bungeezone.com/

Provides information on equipment and techniques for the sport also known as Suicide Practice, and also has links to related resources.

Canadian Figure Skating Association

http://www.cfsa.ca/

Provides resources and links on amateur and professional figure skating.

Classical Music

http://www.classical.net/

Provides resources and links on classical music.

CNN/SI from CNN and Sports Illustrated

http://www.cnnsi.com/

Provides news from the world of sports with none of the content limited to subscribers.

Cross-country Skiing Guide

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/skiing/ski_cros.htm

Provides resources and links on cross-country skiing and other winter sports.

Crossword Puzzles

http://www.primate.wisc.edu/people/hamel/cp.html

Contains links to hundreds of crossword puzzle sites.

Culture Finder

http://www.culturefinder.com/index.htm

Provides information and links on cultural events and news in the arts world.

Cyber Dance

http://www.cyberdance.org

Contains links to classical ballet and modern dance resources.

Drew's Script-O-Rama

http://www.script-o-rama.com/

Provides hundreds of movie and television scripts.

Drive In Theater

http://www.driveintheater.com/

Provides a taste of nostalgia with resources about drive-in theaters and also provides information about those drive-in theaters still in existence.

ESPNET Sports Zone

http://msn.espn.go.com/main.html

Provides up-to-date coverage on sporting events. Also has sports information and interactive programming that is accessible only to subscribers.

Festival Finder

http://www.festivalfinder.com/

Provides information about music festivals in North America.

Figure Skating World

http://www.fsworld.com/

Provides information, links, message boards, and chats about figure skating.

Flyfishing Resource Guide

http://flyfish.com/

Provides resources and links on flyfishing.

Fox Sports Online

http://www.foxsports.com/

Provides resources on professional and college sports.

Funster

http://www.funster.com/

Provides a competitive online word game.

Game Master

http://www.thegamemaster.com/

Provides free TV-style games to play online.

Games and Trivia

http://www.80s.com/Trivia/

Provides online versions of games from the '80s, including Trivial Pursuit, Pac Man, and the Rubik's Cube, plus links to related games.

Gibson Musical Instruments

http://www.gibson.net/

Provides resources on musical instruments, news on the music industry, and related topics for musicians and music lovers.

Glossaries of Sports Terms

http://www.firstbasesports.com/glossaries/gloshome.htm

Provides definitions for terminology for soccer, hockey, football, and basketball.

Go Ski

http://www.goski.com/

Provides resources and links about skiing and other winter sports.

Great Outdoor Recreation Pages

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/guide.htm

Provides resources on camping, biking, hiking, horseback riding, and just about any other outdoor recreation activity you can think of.

Greatest Films of All Time

http://www.filmsite.org/films.html

Provides information about classic American movies and the history of filmmaking.

Guide at Internet Art Resources

http://www.artresources.com/guide/

Contains links to resources on the arts.

I Ski

http://www.iski.com/

Provides resources and links on skiing.

International In-Line Skating Association

http://www.iisa.org/index.html

Provides information and links for both beginners and experts on in-line skating

Internet Beatles Album

http://www.liv.ac.uk/ipm/beatles/

Provides facts, trivia, and fun about the Beatles, using song titles as section headings.

Internet Book Information Center

http://sunsite.unc.edu/ibic/

Provides information about books and authors, book reviews, and links to book-related sites.

Internet Park

http://www.amo.qc.ca/parc/indexPark.html

Provides scrabble and boggle games to play online, plus the opportunity to chat with other players.

Jane Austen Info Page

http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/janeinfo.html

Provides resources and links on Jane Austen and her novels.

Jazz Junkey

http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/4671/

Provides resources and links on jazz.

John Labovitz's e-zine-list

http://www.meer.net/~johnl/e-zine-list/index.html

Provides links to electronic zines, accessible via an alphabetical list or keyword.

John Skilton's Baseball Links

http://www.baseball-links.com/

Provides links to almost 3000 baseball related sites.

Judo Information Site

http://judoinfo.com

Provides resources and links about judo.

Just Sports for Women

http://www.sportsforwomen.com/contents/index.html

Provides information, chat opportunities, and links on women's sports and fitness.

Kentucky Derby Museum

http://www.derbymuseum.org/

Provides information about the history of the Kentucky Derby, and also has activities for children.

Kinte Space

http://www.kintespace.com/

Provides a multimedia literary e-zine.

Literary Web

http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~jbh/litweb.html

Contains links to literature sites with an emphasis on fiction and poetry. Geared to both readers and writers.

Lyrics Connection

http://www.lyricsconnection.com/

Contains link to sites with song lyrics.

Lyrics Library

http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/blondie/313/

Contains links to the lyrics of many songs in a variety of types.

Lyric's Playground

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/9256/

Provides lyrics to current popular songs.

Major League Baseball MLB@BAT

http://www.majorleaguebaseball.com/

Official home page for major league baseball with up-to-date information on teams, players, and scores. Also has information on minor league teams and baseball history.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

http://www.metmuseum.org/

Provides an overview of the collection and services provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

Mr. Showbiz

http://www.MrShowbiz.com/

Provides resources on movies, music, celebrities, and other parts of the entertainment industry.

Motion-Picture Industry: Behind-the-Scenes

http://library.advanced.org/10015/

Provides resources and links to assist students in creating their own motion pictures.

Movie Cliches List

http://www.moviecliches.com/

Provides a detailed list of the most annoying and common logic flaws and stereotypes found in movies.

Mplayer

http://www.mplayer.com/

Provides free games to play online. Has additional features with paid subscription.

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

http://www.moma.org/

Provides resources and links from the Museum of Modern Art.

Mystery Net: The Online Mystery Network

http://www.mysterynet.com/

Provides information and links about mystery books, television programs, and games.

NBA

http://www.nba.com/

Official site of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Provides scores, stats, and other information, as well as links to the teams.

New York Times Book Reviews

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/index.html

Provides search capabilities for thousands of book reviews.

Negro Leagues Baseball Online Archives

http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/

Provides information and pictures about the history of the Negro Leagues' teams and players.

NFL

http://www.nfl.com/

Official home page of the National Football League (NFL). Provides links to information about all of the teams in the league.

Nick at Nite & TV Land

http://www.nick-at-nite.com/

Provides lots of information about classic television programs and commercials, and has fun and games to accompany the knowledge.

Opera Glass

http://rick.stanford.edu/opera/main.html

Provides resources on opera, including synopses, discographies, libretti, and information about the people who make opera possible.

Oprah Winfrey's booklist

http://www.2think.org/oprah/oprah.shtml

Provides information about the books featured on Oprah Winfrey's show.

Paris Pages Musee duLouvre

http://www.paris.org/Musees/Louvre/

Provides information about and links to resources on the Louvre art museum in Paris.

Piano on the Net

http://www.pianonanny.com/

Provides online piano lessons, some of which require the use of the Quick Time plug in.

Playbill

http://www1.playbill.com/playbill/

Provides information and links of interest to theater buffs.

Poetry Daily

http://www.poems.com/

Provides poetry from Poetry Magazine.

Poetry Today Online

http://www.poetrytodayonline.com/

Provides an online poetry journal and contains links to other poetry writing and reading resources.

Point No Point Online

http://www.speakeasy.org/pnp/

Provides a free online magazine of poetry, fiction, and other prose.

Readers' Services Page

http://www.rhpl.org/ReadersServices.html

Contains links to resources for people who like to read.

Riddler's Games

http://www.riddler.com/

Provides challenging games to play online.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

http://www.rockhall.com/

Provides information and entertainment from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Rosie O'Donnell Show

http://www.rosieo.com/

Provides information about the Rosie O'Donnell Show and the opportunity to send e-mail messages to Rosie.

Running Page

http://www.ibiblio.org/drears/running/running.html

Provides resources and links about running, including running tips, race schedules, and running related products.

Sew Net

http://www.patternshowcase.com

Provides online sewing classes and other resources and links for those who like to sew.

Shakespeare

http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html

Provides access to the complete works of Shakespeare and links to related resources.

Ski Central

http://skicentral.com

Provides links and search capabilities for information useful to skiers and snowboarders.

Sport Quest

http://sportquest.com/

Contains links to resources on sports and physical education with search capabilities.

Sporting News

http://www.sportingnews.com/

Provides current sports news and opinion, plus interactive features.

Sports Line USA

http://www.sportsline.com/

Provides up-to-date information on a variety of sporting events. Also has some resources available only to members.

Sports Media

http://www.sports-media.org/

Provides resources and links for physical education teachers and others interested in sports.

Sports Schedules As You Like 'Em

http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/ferguson/schedules/

Provides access to schedules for a variety of sports and links to more information about that sport/league.

Technical Figure Skating

http://nsn.nslsilus.org/eakhome/skating/kevinnew/

Provides multimedia resources to assist both skaters and figure skating fans in understanding a variety of jumps, spins, and other figure skating moves, and has links to other figure skating resources.

Tennis Magazine Online

http://www.tennis.com/

Provides tips for improving your tennis game and general physical fitness, reviews of equipment, information about professional tennis, and links to related resources. Also has a free monthly newsletter.

Tennis Server

http://www.tennisserver.com/Tennis.html

Provides resources, links, and access to an e-mail newsletter on tennis for both players and spectators.

Top 40 Countdown

http://www.top40countdown.com/

Provides audio for the top 40 country and adult contemporary songs each week and has other music resources and links.

Triathlon and triathlete

http://triathletes.com/

Provides resources and links for triathletes.

2002 Olympic Winter Games

http://www.slc2002.org/slocmain.html

Provides resources for the 2002 winter Olympics

United States Figure Skating Association

http://www.usfsa.org/

Provides resources and links on amateur and professional figure skating.

USA Gymnastics

http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/

Provides resources and links on gymnastics for both spectators and participants.

Virtual Library: Museums

http://vlmp.museophile.com/

Provides links to museums and museum exhibits with sites on the Internet. Also gives links to mirror sites that may help load the pages more quickly.

Web Chess

http://chess.delorie.com/

Provides the opportunity to play chess online.

White Water Rafting

http://www.adventureliving.com/home/wwr/index.html

Provides resources for white water rafting, and has links to resources on other outdoor adventures.

Windsurfer

http://www.windsurfer.com/

Provides resources and links on windsurfing equipment and techniques.

World Village

http://worldvillage.com/

Provides entertainment designed for all members of the family, plus other features.

Writer's Almanac

http://almanac.mpr.org/

Provides poetry and historical tidbits from the public radio program the Writer's Almanac hosted by Garrison Keillor.

WWW Women's Sports Page

http://fiat.gslis.utexas.edu/~lewisa/womsprt.html

Contains links to information about women's teams, female athletes, and other related resources.

Zone Zero

http://www.zonezero.com/

Provides resources on analog and digital photography and access to online photography exhibitions.


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