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Stat Line Of The Night — 10/24/12 — Pablo Sandoval
How Do I Get Back Together With Some One With Justin Verlander on the mound for the Detroit Tigers during Game One of the World Series last night, few would have imagined that we would be talking about a three-home-run performance from a San Francisco Giants batter. But that is exactly what all the buzz [...]
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The 12 Hottest WAGs of the 2012 World Series
The 2012 World Series gets underway tonight in San Francisco, with Tigers ace Justin Verlander going up against Giants stud Matt Cain. Obviously, with that kind of matchup, and with the way both teams are playing, this could be a pretty awesome series. However, I’m not going to make even the mildest prediction for how [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 24th) — Toronto Blue Jays
It was on this day in 1992 that the Toronto Blue Jays won their first World Series championship. It marked the first time in MLB history that the World Series trophy was won by a team outside the U.S.A. The Jays finished their 16th season going 96-66 during the regular season. That was good enough [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 10/23/12 — Roberto Soldado
Valencia hasn't been having much success during their current La Liga campaign, but they had the opportunity to move into a tie atop Group F in UEFA Champions League action on Tuesday All they needed to do was go into Belarus and beat the team they were chasing, BATE Borisov. And they did just that, [...]
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Instruction Video: How To Pick Up A Chick At The Gym
If you’re like me, one of the reasons you chose the gym you hardly ever go to was because it seemed like a great way to pick up good-looking chicks. Then, once you got there, you realized that picking up chicks at the gym is actually not as easy as it seems. Well, luckily, you [...]
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The 13 Greatest Comebacks in MLB Postseason History
Well, last night the San Francisco Giants became only the 12th MLB team to come back from a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-seven series. So the topic for today’s list was a no-brainer: best postseason comebacks in MLB history. It includes all twelve 3-1 comebacks, plus one comeback from a best-of-give series, and while a [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 23rd) — Joe Carter And The Blue Jays
It was on this day in 1993 that the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 8-6 in Game 6 of the World Series. With the win, the Blue Jays clinched their second of back-to-back World Series titles. The 1993 World Series will forever be remembered for how it ended, as [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 10/22/12 — Marco Scutaro
Five days ago the San Francisco Giants' chances of reaching the World Series for the second time in three years were not looking good. After all, they had just lost Game 4 of the NLCS by a score of 8-3, and with the Cards holding a commanding 3-1 series lead, the Giants would have to [...]
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Watch A 600-Pound Black Marlin Jump Into A Boat (Video)
Reeling in a 600-pound fish is no easy task. In fact, at times it can be so tough that you have to believe there are some fishermen who wish the fish would simply save them the trouble and jump into the boat themselves. The crew aboard “Little Audrey” may have been wishi The Rebuttal Book [...]
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9 Disgraced Sports Heroes
We love turning sports stars into heroes. Is it fair or rational to do so? Maybe, maybe not. On the one hand, pro athletes are just people like you or me, the only difference being that they were born with innate abilities the rest of us don’t have. Why do we expect them to serve [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 22nd) – Cincinnati Reds
It was on this day in 1975 that the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox played game seven of the World Series. The Reds defeated the Sox 4-3 to capture the franchise’s third World Series title. This World Series was ranked by ESPN as the second greatest Series ever played. One of the most [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 10/21/12 — Chris Johnson
After accumulating only 1,047 yards and four touchdowns on the ground in 2011, the 2012 NFL season was supposed to be a bounce-back year for Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson. Unfortunately, things haven’t played out that way for the 2009 rushing champ, as he entered yesterday’s week seven contest against the Buffalo Bills with [...]
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Pro Wrestler Shawn Daivari Uses His Wrestling Skills To Throw An Unruly Drunk Passenger Off A Commuter Train (Video)
Professional wrestling may be “fake,” but apparently it can provide you with skills that are very useful in real life. Just ask Shawn Daivari. Though this pro wrestler has made a living in WWE, TNA, and a variety of independent promotions playing Middle Eastern bad guys who hate America, in actuality, he’s just a nice [...]
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9 Random Countries Where You Can Still Watch NHLers Play
Earlier this week, the NHL commissioner Gary Bettman surprised the hockey-loving world by presenting the locked-out NHL players with their first reasonable contract offer to date. Thus, while no one expected that offer to dissolve the impasse entirely, it seemed like it might move negotiations along and possibly salvage a full, 82-game season. Of course, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 19th) — Blue Monday
It was on this day in 1981 that the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 2-1 in Game 5 of the N.L.C.S. With the win, the Dodgers advanced to the World Series where they would take on the New York Yankees. The 1981 baseball season was cut short due to a players strike, resulting [...]
