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Unlucky Norichika Aoki Gets Hit In Head With Throw Back To Mound
Royals outfielder Nori Aoki has had an odd string of bad luck recently. He's swung at a terrible pitch, received a foul ball to the dick, and now, he's taken Yadier Molina's throw back to the mound to his dome....
NFL Not Into "Super Bowl L," Will Abandon Roman Numerals For One Year
The NFL has announced that the 2016 Super Bowl, the fiftieth Super Bowl, will be branded as "Super Bowl 50" instead of the extremely dumb-looking "Super Bowl L." This is the first time that the NFL will abandon gladiatorial, perpetually-confusing Roman numerals since they were first used for Super B...
State Softball Title Game Ends On Walk-Off Inside-The-Park Strikeout
This is one of the weirdest plays you're going to see for awhile....
Player Taking Penalty Kick Falls On His Face, Gets Up, Scores Anyway
You probably can't do that, right? Pretty sure you can't do that....
Norichika Aoki Ends Up In A Heap With The Worst Swing This Season
Why did Royals outfielder Norichika Aoki swing at this offering from Astros pitcher Jarred Cosart? That was bad, Nori....
LSU Completes Off-The-Skull 5-6 Putout
Earlier this month we presented an out-of-this-world catch made by an LSU baseball player. Today's play is just as impressive, for a totally different reason....
Awkward Minnesota Super Bowl "War Room" Is One Big Tiger Woods High Five
So my home state of Minnesota "won" the right to host Super Bowl LII in 2018, presumably because Zygi Wilf convinced local taxpayers to pony up for a new stadium with funds from electronic pull-tab games that haven't generated any actual revenue yet, and such triumphs must be rewarded. Anyway, sinc...
Algerian 800m Runner Loses Race After Celebrating Too Early
At less than two minutes, the 800 meters is not an especially long race. That didn't keep Algerian star Taoufik Makhloufi from cruising the last few strides at yesterday's Diamond League competition in Shanghai, waving his arms and wagging his tongue in victory. That premature celebration cost him t...
Rice Lands QB By Sending Recruiting Letter To His Cat
Quarterback J.T. Granato committed to Rice yesterday, his decision perhaps helped by a letter from the Owls' offensive coordinator to his cat, Kitty:...
Richard H. Lee Duffs An Easy Shot Not Once, But Twice
The 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass was one to forget for poor Richard H. Lee, as he whiffed twice in a row during the Players Championship....
Tracy McGrady's Professional Baseball Debut Did Not Go Well
Former NBA star Tracy McGrady made his debut on the mound with the Sugar Land Skeeters tonight, and left it 1.2 innings later with a 10.80 ERA. We've compiled the "highlights."...
Unobservant Fan Nearly Decapitated By Foul Ball
Everyone knows that the one thing you absolutely have to do when sitting behind one of the baselines is never take your eyes off the plate. This guy did not adhere to that rule, and he very nearly got his head taken off. ...
<em>Family Feud</em> Contestant Spotted 182 Points In Fast Money Still Loses
We've seen some hilariously bad game show contestants lately, but nothing on par with yesterday's failure of a Family Feud competitor who let her entire family down with an embarrassing final round....
Finland's Hockey Team Pulls Off The Worst Line Change
Teuvo Teravainen (No. 24) attempting to leap over the door of the Finland bench was mildly amusing at first, until it turned out to be only the beginning of a hilarious and horrendous line change by Finland's hockey team during a game against the Czech Republic. ...
Super Bowl Economic Impact Quantified
New Jersey Transit took a $5.6 million net loss on the Super Bowl for the honor of shuttling fans to and from New York, where they actually stayed and dropped their cash. Public funds well spent!...
Korean Baseball Player Way Too Eager To Get To Home Plate
Before you click play, allow me to set the stage: It's the top of the ninth in a one-run game, the bases are loaded, there are two outs, and the count is full. OK, now go ahead and start the video....
Fastest Loss In MMA History Is Immensely Unsatisfying
What, you were expecting some kind of awesome flying knee right after the bell? Sorry, buddy, but all you get is a mystifying tapout and some guy yelling "AAH NAW. AAH NAW."...
Steven Gerrard Slips, Allows Demba Ba To Score Easy Goal
In stoppage time at the end of the first half of Chelsea-Liverpool, Steven Gerrard slipped on a nothing play and allowed Demba Ba to coast right in on goal, with only the keeper to beat. Ba scored and Chelsea have a 1-0 lead in a game that could decide the Premier League title. Naturally, we added ...