The American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics have announced that the theme for Mathematics Awareness Month, April 2010, is Mathematics and Sports.
http://www.mathaware.org/mam/2010/
There are some interesting articles related to math and sports made available here – http://www.mathaware.org/mam/2010/essays/
Moreover, try the math super-database – MathSciNet for further research on sports applications in mathematics…
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