Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about miscellaneous sports (like polo, bull riding, etc.) and whether they are true or false. YACHTING URBAN LEGEND: Two-time America’s Cup winner Peter Blake was killed by pirates The America’s Cup is a challenge that first began when the New York Yachting Club [...]

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about miscellaneous sports (like polo, bull riding, etc.) and whether they are true or false. POLO URBAN LEGEND: A female polo player pretended to be a man for twenty years so as to play professional polo. Polo originated in Persia/Iran, some time between [...]