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The
Sporting Life
NASCAR
Experience
Ready to live life in the fast lane? It doesn’t get
much faster than a 200-mph ride around the famous
Talladega Superspeedway. Give the racing fanatic on your
list a six-lap, 2.7-mile drive at Dale Jarrett Racing
School’s Full Throttle Living. There also are packages
available for 10, 20, 30, 40 and 60 lap races.
Price: $395 / www.racingadventure.com
iPod
Running Shoes
Technology has taken another step in the right direction
with the Nike Air Zoom Moire. This shoe is anything but
an ordinary sneaker for the jogger in your life. It
contains an embedded iPod Nano sensor that provides
feedback during a workout. iTunes uploads your workouts
to nikeplus.com where runners can see their progress and
set goals.
Price: $74.99 / www.nike.com.
Poker Chips
Impress the poker buddies at the monthly game with a
500-piece pro clay stripe suit poker chip set with
aluminum case. The heavy weighted poker chip set
features settings for seven to eight players. The chips
are the heaviest available on the market and have the
feel and sound of a professional tournament set. Other
accessories available include poker tables, cards and
teaching DVDs and videos.
Price: $61 / www.pokershopping.com
 Pittsburgh
Steelers Leather Recliner
What better way to show your allegiance than with
official black and gold furniture? A great item for the
ultimate sports fan, the Dreamseats Pittsburgh Steelers
leather recliner includes a cup-holder (beer holder) and
convenient control between the seat and arm for perfect
positioning.
Price: $999.99 / www.NFLshop.com
Sports-Themed
Dartboard
Customize any game
room with a professional sports-themed dart board
featuring your favorite major league baseball, NFL or
NBA  team.
Highlighted by two cricket scoreboards, movable number
ring, round wires and staple-free bull’s-eye, the dart
board package includes a four-color bristle board. Six
included darts feature your favorite team’s name and
logo on the flights.
Price: $150 / www.dartboards.com
Fishing
Experience
Whether in-shore, off-shore, or fly fishing, Signature
Days offers a fishing experience suitable to anyone’s
tastes. With trips varying from a private fishing
charter to a fly fishing weekend or even a shark and
tuna voyage, these packages are great for all
anglers.
Price: $450 / www.signaturedays.com.
NFL Jerseys
Help the sports fan in your life show his or her show
support with an NFL replica jersey. Ben Roethlisberger,
Troy Polamolu, Heath Miller… no matter who his or her
favorite star is, there’s a jersey with his name on it
(or names on it for that matter). Or you can get it
personalized with just about any name and number you
want.
Price: $74.99 / www.nflshop.com
White water
rafting
Does your special someone love being on the water? Then
white water rafting may be the perfect gift this holiday
season. Even though this sport is more popular in the
warmer seasons, it’s never too early to plan a trip to
Ohiopyle State Park for an invigorating trip down the
Yough and Cheat rivers. Rapids range in severity from
Class II to Class V depending on skill level, and
individual and group tours are offered daily in the
park.
Price: $41-$56 / www.wwaraft.com
Practice
Makes Perfect
Perfect for the weekend golfer, the Pro Circuit electric
return golf putting mat features a ball return that
brings the ball back for easier practice putting. The
surface stimps to a 9 level but is adjustable to a lower
level of three or six feet. The putting device also
includes a backstop for wayward putts.
Price: $59.95 / www.austads.com
Game
Tickets
Few things are as appealing to the sports fan as being
there in person, but good luck getting Steelers or
Penguins tickets from the box office any time in the
next few years. If you’re willing to spend a few more
dollars though, seats are available at sites like
StubHub.com – which
offers a money-back guarantee against fraud – and
eBay.com, which can net you some surprisingly good deals
from time to time – just make sure you’re buying
from a reputable seller.
Prices vary / www.stubhub.com
/ www.ebay.com
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'Tis
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