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You’re Going To Be Outraged That This Woman Is Not Competing In The 2012 Summer Olympics (Video)
Yesterday we told you about your new favorite Olympian from the 2012 Games, Bulgaria’s Ivet Lalova. Be sure not to miss her competing in the women’s 100m and 200m sprints! Today, however, we’re going to tell you about your new favorite track athlete not at the Olympics this year. It’s a Slovenian triple jumper by [...]
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9 Highest Paid Olympic Athletes Of 2012
When most people think of Olympic athletes, they think of young men and women scraping by on nothing more than hard work and determination. And for the most part, that’s true. Chasing an Olympic dream is not usually a means to financial security. For the vast majority of athletes, it’s a labor of love that [...]
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Tiger Woods’ Ex-Wife Elin Nordegren May Be Dating Sharks’ Douglas Murray
I’m not sure who would win a battle between a shark and a tiger in the animal/fish world, but it appears as though its the shark that is emerging victorious in the human world. The shark we are referring to is San Jose Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray, who has been rumored to be dating Tiger [...]
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This Guy Is Super Excited About A French Swimmer’s Gold Medal Victory (Video)
With their national soccer team still in shambles following a disastrous 2010 World Cup and a Brit (Bradley Wiggins) winning the Tour de France this year, French sports fans haven’t had many sources of national sports pride lately. However, so far at the 2012 Summer Olympics, France has been doing pretty well in the pool, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (July 31st) — Nolan Ryan
It was on this day in 1990 that Nolan Ryan recorded his 300th victory as an MLB pitcher. He was only the 20th MLB pitcher at the time to reach the milestone. Ryan recorded his 300th win while playing with the Texas Rangers, as he punched his ticket into this prestigious club by beating the [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 7/30/12 — Kendrys Morales
Those who enjoy offense certainly enjoyed watching last night’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers, as both teams provided a total of 28 hits and 23 runs during the Angels’ 15-8 victory over the Rangers. A majority of those hits and runs came during the top of the sixth inning, with [...]
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Swiss Soccer Player Michel Morganella Sent Home From Olympics For Racist Tweet
Last week, Greek triple-jump champion Voula Papachristou was banned from participating in the Olympics due to a racist Tweet that read, “with so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitoes will eat homemade food.” Now, Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella has become the second athlete to be sent home from the 2012 Summer [...]
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Colombian Soccer Player Suspended Two Games For Sucker Punch That Gave Abby Wambach A Black Eye (Video)
All athletes representing their respective countries at the Olympics are expected to exude the qualities of sportsmanship and fair play while competing at the Games. Apparently, Lady Andrade of the Colombian women’s soccer team didn’t get that memo, as she demonstrated anything but sportsmanship and fair play when she punched American soccer star Abby Wambach [...]
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Woman Crashes Indian Delegation’s Walk-In At Olympics Opening Ceremonies
If you happened to be watching the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Games this past Friday, you may have noticed something strange when the Indian delegation made their way into the stadium: a woman who didn’t quite seem to belong there. How would you be able to tell that she didn’t belong there? Well, [...]
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Move Over, Michelle Jenneke, The World Has A New Favorite Sexy Warmup Routine (Video)
If you don’t yet have a favorite athlete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, you do now. Her name is Ivet Lalova, she’s 28 years old, and she’s a sprinter from Bulgaria. Why is she your favorite athlete at these Olympics? Because she’s incredibly talented and has worked hard her whole life to make it to [...]
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9 Worst Dressed Countries At The 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony
I’m not a fashion critic. In fact, I can barely dress myself. But I do know stupid when I see it (for example, my face). And as far as things looking stupid, watching the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games was like hitting the mother load. To be fair, most traditional clothing from around [...]
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Watch John Daly Hit A Tee Shot From David Feherty’s Mouth (Video)
John Daly has long been the most interesting player on the PGA Tour—a beer-drinking, cigarette-smoking, goofy pants-wearing, real life Happy Gilmore. And as far as I’m concerned, any program on the Golf channel not hosted by or featuring John Daly is a waste of time. Well, okay, that’s not fair. Outspoken (and sometimes controversial) Norther [...]
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This Day In Sports History (July 30th) – England Men’s Soccer Team
It was on this day in 1966 that the finals for the eighth World Cup took place. The game was held at Wembley Stadium in London, England, as the host country defeated West Germany 4-2 to capture their first World Cup. England cruised through the group stage, winning two games and drawing one, scoring five [...]
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And The First Wardrobe Malfunction Of The 2012 London Summer Olympics Goes To…
…this judo competitor, who couldn’t seem to escape the disrobing grasp of her opponent. After conducting a thorough investigation, we are led to believe that this picture was taken during a Bronze Medal quarter-final match from the Women’s 48kg Judo competition at ExCel Arena on Saturday. The women who is flashing a little more than [...]
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Michelle Obama Was Handing Out Official Congratulatory Hugs To The USA Men’s Basketball Team (Video)
The Obama administration decided to send First Lady Michelle Obama as the country’s official representative for the Olympic opening ceremonies this past Friday. It made sense, too, given the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign aimed at ending the childhood obesity epidemic—she could stand in for the President (who’s kind of busy campaigning right now) and [...]
