What if sports could get you sacrificed, dragged to death by horses, or killed by a king's splintered lance? In this episode, we count down ten of the craziest sports ever played. These weren't just games.

Sources:

Wikipedia: Mesoamerican Ballgame (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Mesoamerican Ballgame (https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/the-mesoamerican-ballgame)

National Geographic: Death Ball (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/death-ball)

Olympics.com: Pankration (https://www.olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games/pankration)

Wikipedia: Pankration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankration)

Britannica: Pankration (https://www.britannica.com/sports/pankration)

History.com: Chariot Racing (https://www.history.com/articles/chariot-racing-ancient-rome)

Wikipedia: Chariot Racing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_racing)

Wikipedia: Knattleikr (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knattleikr)

Hurstwic: Knattleikr (http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/knattleikr.htm)

Wikipedia: Jousting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jousting)

Warfare History Network: Medieval Jousting (https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/medieval-jousting-a-bloody-sport-indeed/)

Italy Segreta: Calcio Storico (https://italysegreta.com/calcio-storico/)

Wikipedia: Buzkashi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzkashi)

Britannica: Buzkashi (https://www.britannica.com/sports/buzkashi)

Lost at Sea Shanty by legacyAlli Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/legacyalli/sound-phrases/rf-lost-at-sea-shanty/

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/