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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 [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 7/29/12 — Clayton Kershaw
After winning the Cy Young award following the 2011 MLB season, Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw has struggled to duplicate that level of success in 2012. His 7-6 record and 3.14 ERA heading into yesterday’s action was a far cry from the 20-5 record and 2.28 ERA that helped earn him honors as [...]
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Legally Blind Olympic Archer Has Already Broken Two World Records
The 2012 Summer Olympics are only a day old (and the Opening Ceremonies haven’t even taken place yet), but we’ve already had a number of firsts. Yesterday we told you about the first controversy of the Games, which sprang up when organizers running the women’s soccer match between North Korea and Colombia put the South [...]
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Is American Swimmer Ryan Lochte Hooking Up With Sexy Australian Swimmer Blair Evans? (Gallery)
American swimmer Ryan Lochte is a very accomplished Olympian. At the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, he took home a gold (4x100m freestyle) and a silver, and at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing he took home two more golds (4x200m freestyle and 200m backstroke), plus a pair of bronzes. However, Lochte will probably be [...]
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15 Great Olympics Commercials
As everyone knows, the Olympics are about more than sports. They’re about the human spirit and the whole world coming together as one. Or at least, that’s what we’ve been told over the years by commercials seeking to capitalize on the popularity of the Games in order to sell more cheeseburgers and laundry detergent. Now, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (July 27th) – Pete Rose
It was on this day in 1984 that Pete Rose collected his 3,053rd career single, passing Ty Cobb for the all-time record. Rose recorded the hit off of future hall of famer Steve Carlton while playing for the Montreal Expos. After spending the 1983 season with the Philadelphia Phillies, Rose was granted his unconditional release [...]
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Olympic Soccer Fail: Swiss’ Admir Mehmedi Misses Open Net From Two Feet Away (Video)
Look, we know it sucks to play soccer at the Olympics. Despite being the most popular sport in the world, soccer is also one of the most irrelevant sports at the Games. Why? Because the old dudes who run FIFA are sticks in mud who don’t want the Olympics to compete with the World Cup, [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 7/26/12 — Jason Vargas
As a pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, Jason Vargas knows that each time he steps on the mound during one of his scheduled starts, there is a good chance he won’t receive much run support. After all, his team has scored just 395 runs in 101 games thus far this season (and average of 3.9 [...]
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Wacko Little League Coach Goes Ballistic On Umpire, Gets Game Forfeited (Video)
If a Major League manager goes ballistic on an umpire during a game, the umpire can simply eject the guy knowing full well that he’ll leave the field (eventually) and the game will resume. Why? Because even when they’re pissed off, major league managers usually have a sense of professionalism. And if they don’t, there [...]
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Basketball Pump Prank Makes People Think They’re Watching A Sexual Act In Public (Video)
We’ve already told you today how the perfectly innocent-looking 2012 Olympic mascots have been viewed by some people as, um, less than innocent. Well, here’s another story about how perfectly innocent, totally not perverted activities can sometimes be misinterpreted. Internet sketch comedy troupe “Sketch Empire” recently did a little bit in which two people—sometimes two [...]
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29 Amazing Workout Gifs
Nobody works out as much as they should. Or at least, most people don’t. And it’s not just because we’re too lazy to go to the gym. There are tons of unique and innovative home workout products available—like the Shake Weight or the Fitness Ace Power—but those just end up collecting dust. So what, then, [...]
