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12-Year-Old Set To Fight 24-Year-Old At Japanese MMA Event
Last year, Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov made his young sons take part in staged MMA fights against other children their age. His sons fought against other 9-, 10-, and 11-year-olds is what resembled a full-on UFC event, which meant small gloves and no protective headgear. He caught heat from Russ...

The Predators' Mascot Did A 👀 Tweet
Okay so the Nashville Predators upset the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the NHL playoffs, and Gnash, the Preds’ mascot that has an official Twitter account for some reason, is angry that nobody at ESPN predicted the upset:...

Katsuyori Shibata Is Just The Latest Japanese Wrestling Star To Suffer A Serious Head Injury<em></em>
Throughout its entire existence, the pseudo-sport of pro wrestling’s presence as a subgenre in Japan has been consistently defined by how much harder-hitting it is there than it is elsewhere in the world. Hard hitting can take a lot of forms. It can mean hard shots in safe places; it can mean laying...

Gender Is No Object When Royals Fans Throw Down<em></em>
TMZ obtained this video, from Tuesday night’s home loss to the Giants, of a man in a Royals shirsey absolutely decking a woman....

Concussion Testing Is Flawed, But It's Not The Real Problem
The Wall Street Journal published a devastating story today about Kenney Bui, a high school football player in Washington state who died two years ago at age 17, days after a collision in a game caused him to lose consciousness on the sideline. What distinguishes Bui’s death—aside from the obvious—i...

Wow That Was Some Bizarre Umpiring In Nats-Braves
Yep, it was one of those CB Bucknor kind of nights. Bucknor, who has been named the worst umpire in baseball multiple times in player surveys, was behind the plate for last night’s 3-1 Nationals win over the Braves. Just where Bucknor thought that plate was is another story....

Gross Brøndby Fans Throw Dead Rats At Copenhagen Players
The Copenhagen Derby is too real. Here’s video:...

Argentine Soccer Fan Declared Brain Dead After Being Shoved Over Stadium Railing
Emanuel Balbo, a 22-year-old Argentine man, has been pronounced brain dead due to injuries he suffered at a soccer game when attackers in the stands pushed him over the stadium railing during a match between local rivals Belgrano and Talleres on Saturday....

Bastia Fans Swarm Pitch, Attack Lyon Players During Warmups
Today’s Ligue 1 match between Lyon and SC Bastia was delayed after a group of home fans ran on the field during warmups and went after Lyon players: ...

Batsman Destroys Tactical Laptop
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad today in the IPL by 17 runs, and the losers might be able to blame a destroyed laptop for their offensive failures....

If You Love Something, Set It Free
A truly heartwarming moment from mixed martial artist Maritza Sanchez, via Twitter:...

Nia Jax Dropped Her <i>WWE Raw</i> Opponent On Her Head<i> </i>
Wrestlers are artists who perform dangerous, violent stunts nearly every night, and it is extremely important that these stunts be done with care. If a match features one participant who is not equipped to properly pull off the stunts with his or her opponent, disaster can strike. That’s nearly what...

Cubs Celebrate First Championship In 108 Years In Characteristic Style
The Chicago Cubs raised the banner representing their first world championship since before World War I over Wrigley Field last night, before their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It rained, as God wept over the Red Sox-on-Lake Michigan coming into their full power....

Montee Ball Says He Was An Alcoholic, Showed Up Drunk To Practices
Running back Montee Ball’s last brush with the NFL was a practice-squad spot on the Patriots during the 2015 season, and the team cut him in February of 2016 after he was arrested and charged with battery in Wisconsin. The 26-year-old spoke with Alex Marvez of the Sporting News and said alcohol is w...

Report: Investigators Looking Into Death Threats Made Against Referee By Kentucky Fans<em></em>
According to a report from the Associated Press, Nebraska law enforcement investigators are looking into death threats leveled against John Higgins, the referee whose personal life and career as the owner of an Omaha roofing company have now been the focus of pissbaby Kentucky fans for over a week-a...

Reds Prospect Posts Video Of Himself Snorting What Appears To Be Cocaine
Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Ian Kahaloa was drafted in the fifth round of the 2015 amateur draft, and has been playing rookie ball ever since. He won’t be playing much this year, though, as he’s currently serving a 50-game drug suspension that was handed down on Tuesday. Last month, a Twitter ...

Asshole Kentucky Fans Are Still Harassing And Threatening Elite Eight Referee
It’s been 10 days now, and some Kentucky fans, when not shoveling out their overflowing diapers, are still making harassing phone calls to and trying to sink the business of longtime referee John Higgins....

Red Sox Fan Acts Like A Jamoke
Is the foul ball worth the dignity you lose while trying to get it? In this instance, probably not....

Bad Hockey Man Gets Jail Time For Drunkenly Breaking Opponent's Face With His Stick
On May 7, 2016, Ryan Cox was playing in a 3-on-3 tournament at the Fort Erie Leisureplex when he skated in on goal and got his face backed in by a two-handed strike from goalie Todd Ball’s stick. Cox was rushed to the hospital, where he was forced to undergo extensive facial reconstruction surgery. ...

The Billion-Dollar NFL Concussion Settlement Is A New Kind Of Disaster
The six-year long, billion-dollar NFL concussion class-action lawsuit is finally drawing near a close, but the infighting and confusion that has dogged the suit since its beginning continues as fierce as ever. And it’s seriously threatening the likelihood that players will collect anywhere near the ...