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cockfighting

Respect... The Cock.

First, let me apologize for neglecting all of you cockfighting fans out there for so long. I know, it hasn't been fair. But your voices have been heard, and today, we're going there. More »

leftovers

This Week In Weird Foreign Sports

We tend to find European sports terminology hilarious, mainly because it points to how equally absurd American sports terminology is. We all might know what "a blooper to shallow left" means, but to anyone not intimately familiar with baseball terminology, that's just nonsensical babbling. So here's a look at the big news of the week in odd, confusing sports in other lands, with our translation.

Southland stayed in the contest as the Lions infringed at the ruck in their familiar attempts to slow down the ball.
(Rugby tactics. We believe Tim Duncan did a little infringing at the ruck last night against the Pistons) [Scrum.com] More »