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If only chessboxing had come along a couple of decades earlier, we could have had some of the most entertaining championship bouts known to mankind. "Holmes is attempting to move his queen while still wearing his boxing gloves; pieces are flying everywhere! Spinks believes his bishop is made of chocolate ... and now he's eaten it! And that's the end of round two!" More »
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While everyone is focusing on the World Cup, another big event being hosted by Germany is tragically being ignored: The European Chessboxing Championships. The only board game which requires talcum and a cut man begins on April 21 in Cologne with two fights; the first between German middleweights Stefan Dittrich and Jan Mielke. Then the main event, with 'Anti Terror' Frank Stoldt from Berlin vs. Zoran 'The Priest' Mijatovic from Pulla, Croatia. That last nickname is either terrifying or very sad, we haven't decided which. The winner will qualify for the world championship fight, which will take place by the end of 2006. More »
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We were pretty sure that the end of civilization was near when we discovered Korfball. After a close examination of Korfball, it became very clear that humans have too much time on their hands, and it would be better for everyone if we just gave everything back to the lower mammals, letting them start the evolution process all over again. More »
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