Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X LEONARDTOWN — “The rings are hung; the track is clear. Charge, fair maiden.” Upon the announcer’s ...
The gates of the Gulf Coast International Jousting Championships opened at 6 p.m. one Friday in January at a 4,500-seat arena 13 miles outside Pensacola, Fla. Some of the spectators were dressed in ...
Kalleigh Wagner had just watched a horse throw an armored knight during a joust when Captain Hook walked up to her. Hook told the 10-year-old girl he was looking for Peter Pan. “We have some ...
The International Olympic Association (IOC) opened up the possibility of new sports being added to its lineup two years ago. Having dropped the 28-sport cap, both golf and rugby will be played this ...
When it comes to the official sport of Maryland, two probably come top of mind -- football and lacrosse. Those are sports that have bred talent in the state for years. However, the official state ...
Brad Enfield defeated his sister, Marley Stutz, at the National Ring Jousting Championship near Brunswick on Saturday, regaining a title their father won last year. This was Brad’s seventh national ...
In jousting, two horses face each other on opposite sides of a field, with a fence running tightly between them. On command, the horses gallop toward each other at speeds of up to 30 mph, while their ...
If chivalry, as the common saying goes, is dead, someone forgot to tell Shane Adams—the host of History's new original reality series, Full Metal Jousting, which aims to resurrect the medieval and ...
Not only does Maryland have the coolest state flag, it also has the coolest state sport, jousting. Jousting is a throwback to the days of Knights, Kings, Maidens, and such. It is a throw back to our ...
Jousting could be taken to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. It was last a popular pastime when Henry VIII was on the throne, but now English Heritage, a charity that looks after 400 of England's historic ...
Since its launch in 2001, Bloodstock has grown from a one-day indoor metal festival held at Derby’s Assembly Rooms to the mammoth four-day extravaganza it is today. This field of screams has played ...