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25 Sweet Skateboarding GIFs
Skateboarding is an interesting sport. It’s really fun to watch if the person doing it is really, really good. Like, X Games good. But it’s super boring to watch if they’re not that good. (About as exciting to watch as an old rerun of Murder, She Wrote.) There is, however, an exception to this general [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 19th) – Rosie Ruiz
It was on this day in 1982 that Boston Marathon cheater Rosie Ruiz was arrested in New York and charged with forgery and grand larceny. This was just one of many arrests for Ruiz, whose life seemed to go downhill after she was caught cheating at the 84th annual Boston Marathon. Rosie Ruiz crossed the [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 4/18/12 — Jordan Staal
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered last night’s Game Four match-up with the Philadelphia Flyers knowing that they needed a win in order to stay alive. They also knew that in order to get that much-needed win, they would need to score plenty of goals, as they Flyers had already proven through the first three games of [...]
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Mike Tyson Is Putting On A One-Man-Show In Vegas (Video)
Mike Tyson used to sell out arenas in Las Vegas during his fighting days, and he has proven that he is capable of doing the same with his gloves off, as he took to the stage at the The Hollywood Theater inside the MGM Grand Hotel for the premier of his live show, “Mike Tyson: [...]
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Here’s What Riding A Motorcycle At 299 km/h Looks Like (Video)
Before I show you this clip of a motorcyclist speeding along a Victoria, B.C. highway at speeds of nearly 300 km/h, I believe it is my duty to tell you that I do not condone these sorts of actions. In fact, I feel as though anyone taking part in them certainly deserves to be prosecuted [...]
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17 Victoria’s Secret Models Who Dated Athletes
Usually when we do a list featuring a bunch of attractive women romantically linked to professional athletes, it’s from the perspective of the athlete. We say “hey, check out this hot chick so and so is dating.” But when we’re talking about Victoria’s Secret models? Well, that’s different. With them we say “hey, check out [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 18th) — Joe Montana
It was on this day in 1995 that quarterback Joe Montana announced his retirement from the NFL. It would officially mark the end of Montana’s 16-year Hall of Fame career. Montana spent the first 14 years of his career with the San Francisco 49ers, and the final two years with the Kansas City Chiefs. Throughout [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 4/17/12 — Carmelo Anthony
With a playoff spot on the line, Carmelo Anthony continue to do everything in his power to carry the New York Knicks towards a post-season birth, and last night that meant putting up one of his best statistical performances of the season against the Boston Celtics. Heading into the game, Anthony had averaged 31.7 points [...]
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Pitch Invader Gets Jacked Up By A Rugby Player (Video)
Most television networks choose not to show viewers footage of pitch invaders running onto the field of play because they feel that doing so would only encourage others to partake in similar activities. While that may be true in certain instances, something tells me that anyone who saw Olly Barkley dunk a pitch invader during [...]
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Baseball Bling: 15 Best World Series Championship Rings
This past Saturday was “Ring Day” at Busch Stadium in St. Louis—the day every member of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals (plus every other employee of the franchise) had been waiting for since the team won its 11th World Series Championship back in October. And as it turns out, it was well worth the wait. Rubies, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 17th) — Martin Brodeur
It was on this day in 1997 that New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur scored during a playoff match-up against the Montreal Canadiens. With that goal, he became just the second goalie in NHL history to score in the playoffs. During Game One of their opening round playoff series against the Canadiens, the Devils found [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 4/16/12 — Matt Wieters
Prior to the start of the 2012 MLB season, most experts believed that the race in the AL East would be an interesting one between the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays and even the Toronto Blue Jays. No one really cared to mention the Baltimore Orioles in that mix, [...]
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11 Tragic Cases Of Athletes With Bad Tickers
The world of Italian soccer came to a screeching halt over the weekend when Livorno’s Piermario Morosini, 25, collapsed and died on the pitch during a Seria B match in Pescara, Italy. Although nothing will be official until after an autopsy has been performed, it’s pretty clear that the poor guy’s heart just gave out. [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 16th) – Chicago Bulls
It was on this day in 1996 that the Chicago Bulls set an NBA record with their 70th win of the season. The Bulls broke the record previously held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, who went 69-13. As for Chicago, they finished the season with a 72-10 record. Including the playoffs, the Bulls won [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 4/15/12 — Jonathan Quick
Goaltending was supposed to be the story for the Vancouver Canucks heading into Game Three of their opening round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings, as they gave Roberto Luongo the night off in favor of backup Cory Schneider following two straight losses. And while Schneider was impressive, stopping 19 of the 20 shots [...]
