Tag Archives: injuries
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Scary Fan Footage of the Cable that Broke at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday (Videos)
It’s bad enough that NASCAR fans are pretty much in constant danger of wreckage flying up and killing them in the stands. Now, apparently, they have to be worried about faulty TV camera systems, too. On Sunday night at the Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, during lap 122, a nylon cable used to [...]
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20 Tough Athletes Who Played Through Injuries
Almost every pro athlete has played through painful injuries. In fact, depending on the sport, some are constantly playing through painful injuries. Nevertheless, some instances of athletes playing through injuries are more notable than others, whether it’s because of the extent of the injury or the circumstances surrounding it. And today we’re going to take [...]
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Disturbing Image: Mark Fraser’s CT Scan After Taking Slap Shot to the Face (Photo)
Remember last week when we told you about how Maple Leafs defenseman Mark Fraser took a slap shot to the face during Toronto’s Game 4 loss to the Boston Bruins? Well, it turns out that the injury was pretty much just as bad as it looked. As we told you as the time, Fraser was [...]
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9 of the Most Terrifying Injuries in Baseball History
Earlier this week, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the side of the head by a scorching line drive. Both the sight and the sound of the impact gave chills to anyone who watched it, and the blow landed the 30-year-old Happ in the hospital and then the disabled list with [...]
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76ers Fans Are Going to LOVE This Video of Andrew Bynum Flamenco Dancing in Spain (Video)
First it was bowling. Now it’s flamenco dancing. Apparently, either Andrew Bynum just doesn’t know how not to be a giant douche, or the guy just doesn’t care. You know the story, right? Bynum was traded by the Lakers to the 76ers back in August. Everyone in Philadelphia was super excited. Then, a few days [...]
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Belgian Soccer Fan Takes a Ball to the Face During the Pre-Game Warmup (Video)
Normally, if a sports fan gets hit with a ball, you feel sorry for them, but that empathy is mitigated by the fact that, frankly, they kind of had it coming because they were not paying attention. That Padres fan who got hit in the chest with a foul ball while he was updating his [...]
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12 Epic Home Plate Collisions
Ever since Buster Posey broke his leg in a brutal home plate collision at the start of the 2011 season, there has been a lot of talk about eliminating that play from baseball. In fact, the debate flares up pretty much every time we see such a collision now, whether anybody gets injured or not. [...]
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French Cyclist Yoann Offredo Crashes Into a Sign During Paris-Roubaix Race (Video)
On Sunday in northern France, pro cyclists competed in the 112th Paris-Roubaix race. This race from the outskirts of Paris to the town of Roubaix, which is near the Belgian border, is one of the so-called “Monuments” of cycling, which are the five oldest and most prestigious one-day races. The particularly interesting thing about the [...]
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50 of the Most Gruesome Sports Injuries of All-Time
Nobody likes seeing their favorite player go down with a groin injury or a high ankle sprain. However, while those kinds of injuries can keep players on the disabled list for a long time, at least they usually don’t endanger their careers. Not all sports injuries are so mild. In fact, some are so gruesome [...]
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Cheerleading Fail: Hawks Dancer Knocked Unconscious After Falling on Her Face (Video)
Cheerleading can be a pretty dangerous activity. Mishaps are bound to happen. However, we expect to see them when somebody is attempting to do some kind of advanced acrobatic move, or maybe when they get a little too close to the action. Far less common are serious cheerleading injuries resulting from simple leg kicks. But [...]
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Kobe Bryant on Ankle Sprain: Dahntay Jones “Jalen Rose’d me” (Videos)
On Wednesday night in Atlanta, Kobe Bryant missed a game-tying two-pointer from the baseline that cost the Lakers the game. However, much more painful than the loss to the Hawks was the fact that Kobe suffered a severe ankle sprain on the play. And this isn’t a regular old severe ankle sprain. It’s a controversial [...]
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Daytona Nationwide Race: Frightening Fan Footage of Saturday’s Wreck (Videos)
Even if you’re not a big NASCAR fan, you probably heard about the big wreck at Daytona this weekend. During Saturday’s Nationwide season-opener, on the day before the Daytona 500, a spectacular wreck on the very last lap sent the car of rookie driver Kyle Larson flying up into the fence. When the smoke began [...]
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Moroccan Goalie Smacks Head on Turf, Loses Consciousness, Swallows Tongue, Nearly Dies (Video)
There is so much flopping and feigned crying in the sport of soccer that it can be easy to forget that, every so often, serious injuries do happen. Some of these injuries are gruesome and career-threatening. Then there are others that, although less gruesome, prove to be life-threatening. The clip you are about to watch [...]
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11 Notable Injuries from the Last Two Winter X-Games
Does it seem to you like the injuries at the Winter X-Games are getting a little out of control? Well, there might be a very good reason for that. You see, these are athletes who thrive on adrenaline, and the bigger the risk the greater the rush. But there’s no rush in doing the same [...]
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Rose and Ashley Battersby Suffer Nasty Injuries During Women’s Ski Slopestyle at the Winter X-Games (Videos)
If you’re last name is Battersby, you had a pretty bad day at the Winter X-Games yesterday in Aspen. Now, I know what you’re wondering: how many people named “Battersby” are there at the Winter X-Games? Well, the answer is two. And both competed in the women’s ski slopestyle competition, though they are not related. [...]
