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Ben Stiller Joins Rafael Nadal on the Tennis Court, Gets Beat by a Little Girl (Video)
Whenever they pull a celebrity out of the crowd at a sporting event, you can expect to see something good. Despite all the effort to make it look like it’s totally spontaneous, you know the fix is on, and that they’ve got something amusing planned. Bill Murray and Will Ferrell, for example, are especially notorious [...]
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The 9 Worst Performances of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at Wrigley Field
The Chicago Cubs recently announced that they have decided to pull the plug on a Wrigley Field tradition: celebrity guests singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the 7th inning stretch. The reason? Well, I think ostensibly it’s to return to the more old-fashioned ballpark traditions and make the games less about out-of-town [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 5th) – Derek Fisher Day
It was on this day in 2008 that the city of Los Angeles declared it “Derek Fisher Day” in praise of his work in the community, his love for his family and his commitment to his teammates. Fisher was honored downtown at a City Hall ceremony, where he gave a speech and was presented with [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/4/2013 — Jeff Carter
After losing their first three games, and seven of their first ten to start the lockout-shortened season, the Los Angeles Kings’ chances of repeating as Stanley Cup champions were not looking good. But they have since turned things around, as they finished the month of February off with a five-game winning streak, and they recorded [...]
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11 NFL Veterans You’ll Probably See Wearing Different Uniforms Next Season
Every season there are a few big name NFL players that end up in new places. This year, however, the list of veteran players looking for new digs seems longer than usual. A number of teams have decided (or seem like they will decide) to let star players walk, and that means that NFL free [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 4th) – George Foreman
It was on this day in 1995 that George Foreman was stripped of his WBA Championship belt. Foreman’s title was taken away after he refused to fight the World Boxing Associations’ number one contender, Tony Tucker. To this day it is still unclear why Foreman declined to fight Tucker, but many have speculated it was [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/3/2013 — LeBron James
For a brief moment during the third quarter of yesterday afternoon’s NBA match-up between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks, Heat fans everywhere held their collective breath as they watched LeBron James lay on the court in pain after landing awkwardly following an alley-oop attempt. It appeared as though LeBron’s season, and the [...]
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Woman Breaks Up with Boyfriend After He Pushes Her Off a Canyon Cliff (Video)
Some couples break up because they just can’t get along. Others break up because one of them was unfaithful. And then there are those who split because they simply do not have the same goals in life. However, one poor woman recently discovered a brand new reason for breaking up with her boyfriend: he pushed [...]
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75 Fittest Bodies in Sports
All pro athletes are incredibly fit. Well, maybe not all of them. But most. However, some pro athletes are even more fit than others. Maybe they are just genetically gifted, or maybe they are gym rats. But some of these people are physical specimens that just blow you away. And today we’re going to take a stab [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 1st) — Wayne Gretzky
It was on this day in 1988 that Wayne Gretzky surpassed Gordie Howe for the most career assists with his 1050th helper. Gretzky set up Jari Kurri in the first period against the Los Angeles Kings during a 5-3 Oilers victory. It was quite fitting that Kurri would score the record breaking goal as that [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 2/28/2013 — Joakim Noah
Heading into Thursday, only three players in the last 25 years have recorded a triple-double with at least 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 blocks (Shaquille O,Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon and Shawn Bradley). Last night during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah became the fourth. Noah was hosting his own block [...]
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Nike and Michelle Obama Team Up to Bring Physical Activity Back To Schools (Video + Pres Release)
Kids these days can be awfully lazy at times, what with the internet, television, and the ridiculously insane graphics found in today’s video games. And while Sony (Playstation) and Microsoft (Xbox) probably aren’t too concerned about the lazy-kid-epidemic, Michelle Obama and Nike are. That is why the First Lady and the sports apparel giants are [...]
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25 Animated GIFs of Kissing in Sports
Whether is players or fans, people can get pretty emotional about sports, and they express these emotions in a variety of interesting ways. Sometimes they cry, sometimes they perform a lewd gesture, and, of course, sometimes they even kiss. Of course, kissing is probably the strangest and, shall we say, most problematic way of expressing [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 28th) — Don Mattingly
It was on this day in 1991 that first baseman Don Mattingly was named captain of the New York Yankees. Mattingly became the thirteenth captain in Yankees’ history. Donnie Baseball earned the honor prior to his tenth year with the team. He began his career with the Yankees in 1982, playing for them his entire [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 2/27/2013 — Stephen Curry
When picking a deserving candidate for the “Stat Line of the Night,” we often look at players who put up solid numbers for the winning team. But in Stephen Curry’s case, we’ll make an exception. You see, during last night’s game against the New York Knicks, Curry not only delivered the best offensive performance of the night, [...]
