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15 Olympians And Their Celebrity Look-Alikes
The Olympics have a way of radically transforming the lives of athletes. One month a 17-year swimmer can walk down the street and nobody knows who she is. The next she’s a bona fide celebrity appearing on cereal boxes and doing interviews on the Today Show. Of course, not every Olympian needs success at the [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 8th) — Pete Rose
It was on this day in 1990 that Pete Rose began serving his five month prison sentence at Marion (Ill.) Federal prison camp. The MLB all-time hits leader pleaded guilty to two charges of tax evasion on April 20, 1990, after filing false income tax returns and not showing income he received from selling autographs [...]
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Some Old Dude Told Aly Raisman’s Dad To Sit Down After Her Gold Medal Floor Routine (Video)
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching the Olympics and all the sappy Olympics commercials this year, it’s that it is probably harder to be the parent of an Olympic athlete than it is to be the athletes themselves—not physically, of course, but emotionally. How so? Because they’re just as emotionally involved in the [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 8/7/12 — Cole Hamels
The Philadelphia Phillies have been having themselves a terrible season by their standards, but for Phillies fans who are looking to take something positive away from 2012, they need not look any further than Cole Hamels’ performance on the mound. Hamels has been having himself a solid 2012 campaign, and it continued last night against [...]
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Here’s The Worst Olympic Dive You Will Ever See (GIF)
If this were a “who can make the biggest splash” competition, Stephan Feck of Germany would have easily earned a perfect score. Unfortunately for him, it wasn’t a “biggest splash” competition. It was a 3-meter springboard diving event at the 2012 London Olympics, and it earned him a last place finish in the competition and [...]
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German Weightlifter Matthias Steiner Drops 432 Pounds On His Head At Olympics (GIF)
Weightlifting is supposed to be one of the many non-contact sports taking place at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, but today it was anything but a non-contact sport for German weightlifter Matthias Steiner. You see, Steiner entered the men’s over 105kg weightlifting event as the defending Olympic champion, but during his second lift of [...]
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Usain Bolt Wants To Try Out For Manchester United
So apparently the World’s Fastest Man, Usain Bolt, thinks he could cut it as a professional soccer player on one of the best teams in the greatest league in the world. Nobody ever said the guy lacked confidence. On Monday, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 100m sprint told UK paper The [...]
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Apparently Cops Don’t Like It When You Run Over Their Feet With Your Ferrari (Video)
Here’s a little piece of advice for everyone out there in internet land: don’t argue parking tickets with New York City cops. And this applies to everyone. Even those who drive a Ferrari 458 Italia and are dating Stephanie Pratt of MTV’s faux reality program The Hills. Stephanie Pratt’s boyfriend is Julien Chabbott, co-creator of [...]
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Alex Morgan Scores Last Second Goal, USA Women’s Soccer Team Beats Canada 4-3 (Video)
Men’s soccer may be the dumbest sport at the Summer Olympics, but you can’t say that for the women’s tournament. All the best players on all the best teams in the world are there, and the competition is fierce. Case in point: yesterday’s back-and-forth overtime semifinal between Canada and the USA, which some are already [...]
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40 Funny Names from the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics feature 10,500 athletes from 204 nations competing in 302 events in 26 sports. With that kind of diversity, you’re bound to come across some really interesting characters. But today we’re not looking at Olympic athletes with fascinating personal lives, hobbies, or appearances. We’ve done that already. Today we’re looking at Olympians [...]
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Excited Belgian Sailing Fans Drop A Few F-Bombs During Interview With BBC (Video)
It’s hardly uncommon to see sports fans get a little too excited and spew a few expletives on live TV while being interviewed by reporters after a huge victory. It’s just that they’re usually celebrating a huge victory in events like the Super Bowl. But then, there’s the beauty of the Olympics. Once every four [...]
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How Much Is Each Olympic Medal Worth? (Infographic)
Athletes who win an Olympic medal are often rewarded with a cash prize from their country (depending on the country and the color of the medal), along with the possibility of earning some additional money through endorsement deals and public appearances following the Olympic Games. So yes, earning a medal at the Olympic Games is [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 7th) — Barry Bonds
It was on this day in 2007 that Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run. That homer would help him move past Hank Aaron and become the MLB’s all-time home run leader. Bonds entered the 2007 season with a total of 734 home runs, but in addition to dealing with all of the pressure [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 8/6/12 — Jered Weaver
Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels has been having himself a Cy Young-worthy season, and he added to his already impressive resume during last night’s start against the Oakland Athletics. Weaver entered the game with an MLB-best 14-1 record and a 2.29 ERA, to go along with two complete games and one shutouts on [...]
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Double Amputee Oscar Pistorius Made History Yesterday By Running In The Men’s 400m Semifinal In London (Video)
Olympic athletes are inspiring enough as it is, what with all the hard work and dedication it took for every last one of them just to make it to the Games. However, even among Olympians, Oscar Pistorius is in a class all by himself. You see, this 25-year-old South African athlete was born with what [...]
