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Angels Reliever Rescues Injured Pigeon During Game
When he noticed a wounded pigeon near the Angels' bullpen last night in Oakland, reliever Dane De La Rosa sprang into action. He was determined to bring in the injured bird to safety....

Darnell Dockett Says He Tried To Bring His Pet Tiger To Training Camp
And I guess security let him through? The Arizona Cardinals' defensive tackle has yet to elaborate on this from earlier today:...

Man Puts Head Inside Crocodile's Mouth; Crocodile Bites Man's Head
Don't watch this if you're squeamish, OK? OK....

Bear Sees Hunter In A Tree, Climbs Tree Just To Say "Hey"
Boom! That's a black bear getting right in your face, and he just wants to say, "What's up?"...

Stupid, Stupid Mother Duck Leads Ducklings Across IndyCar Track
I hope someone called Duckling Protective Services, because this is really just terrible timing to take the kids out for a swim. She's probably Canadian....

Wild Deer Tries Its Hand At Horse Racing
Yep, that's a wild deer chasing down two horses this morning at Keeneland Racecourse. It looked to be closing down, but it just ran out of track. Let's get a saddle on that doe and see if we can film another Seabiscuit. ...

This Shitting Dog Is The Blackhawks' Good Luck Charm
Turns out the Red Wings lost to a pile of dog crap....

Leroy's Revenge: Two Dogs, Father And Son, Fight To The Death
Originally published in the August 1975 issue of Texas Monthly. Reprinted here with permission. As the author explains in the postscript, names have been changed, and the final scene is a composite. ...

The Stoke City Prank War Has Gotten Out Of Control
Solidly mid-table, Stoke City haven't had anything to play for in a while. They've been pranking each other all week in the lead-up to their final match, including egging Michael Owen's Mercedes. But someone went a little too far....

Hunter Catches Bird With Bare Hand, And Also Colt McCoy Is There For Some Reason
Via Bob's Blitz, the only site in our RSS feed, this video of a guy catching a bird. Stupid bird....

Bear Vs. Monkey Bicycle Race Ends With Bear Eating Monkey
Oh god, China....

Angry Groundhog Causes Mayhem At Little League Baseball Game
The trouble began the way most trouble with groundhogs tends to begin: with a group of gawking children hoping to get a closer look....

Here's A Dog Dressed As A Hot Dog, Eating A Hot Dog
Yesterday was the annual "Bark in the Park" day in Atlanta, the only time—other than when the Reds are in town—when ticketholders must show proof they've been vaccinated against Parvo and Bordetella....

Hey! Squirrel On The Field! You Shouldn't Be On The Field.
Get off the field! But you are a squirrel, so you will not listen to me. Also you are a video of a thing that happened three days ago and not an actual squirrel, so you will not even scurry away from my loud noises, as an actual squirrel might....

The Angels Game Was Delayed By Bees
First pitch of the Orioles-Angels game last night was briefly delayed when a swarm of bees descended on a camera behind home plate. This screengrab, from Fox Sports West's Jose Mota, is just messing with perspective—they're not actually 15-foot bees. We think. We pray. Has anyone heard from anybody ...

Olympic Organizers: Ugh, Fine. We Won't Kill 2,000 Stray Cats And Dogs
Getting a city ready to host the Winter Olympics is not an easy task. Stadiums have to be built, snow has to be hoarded, scores of innocent animals have to be mercilessly slaughtered. It's all just such an ordeal....

Massive Shark Scares The Crap Out Of Fisherman, You
Veteran angler Isaac Brumaghim was fishing from his kayak off Oahu on Sunday, minding his own business, reeling in a small fish, when—GIANT FUCKING SHARK OUT OF NOWHERE....

Tennis Player Stung By Wasp Right On The Backside
Florida: it's a horrible place. When Lauren Davis met Alize Cornet in the Sony Open at Key Biscayne on Sunday, the temperature was in the 90s with a solid wall of humidity. Both players were failing by the second set, and both players left the court in wheelchairs after Cornet's 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victor...

Cyclist Hits Antelope, Antelope Wins
This week sees the Cape Epic, a 433-mile trek through western South Africa. During Monday's stage, Austrian Robert Mennen had a close encounter with a stupid, stupid antelope that darted out from the bush. His GoPro camera captured the carnage....