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British Olympic Sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson Drowns In Yacht Accident
Andrew "Bart" Simpson died today while training with his sailing team, Sweden's Artemis Racing, when the catamaran capsized in the San Francisco Bay. He was trapped beneath the boat, and repeated attempts to revive the two-time Olympian in the water and onshore failed. Simpson was 36....
Demolition Derby
Head on over the SB Nation's Longform page and check out this profile on Gary Stevens by Joe DePaolo:...
Please Enjoy The Last Footage Ever Taken Of Secretariat
Because it's Derby weekend, and because awesome things don't need a news peg, we wanted to share this gem with you: the last days of the world's greatest racehorse. ...
Hunter S. Thompson's Kentucky Derby Classic Makes An Awesome Poster
The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, so it's about time for an annual re-read of Hunter S. Thompson's "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved." And to go with it, this wonderful print, portraying characters, locations, and even nebulous concepts, all as jockey silks. Do want....
The Most Successful Stud Horse Of All Time Has Died
Storm Cat won $570,000 in his racing career, which lasted from 1985-1987. But in his second life, he was the most prolific and successful stud horse in the history of racing, at one point bringing in $500,000 per foal....
Pete Dexter: A Writer Who Makes Writers Want To Give Up
Pete Dexter was a columnist at the Philadelphia Daily News for close to ten years, from the late Seventies through the mid-Eighties. He wasn't just any old columnist but one of the most original we've ever had. His columns often read like short stories so it's no surprise that he went on to write no...
The Heart of the Matter
Over at The Neiman Storyboard, Don Van Natta Jr. explains why Bill Nack's beautiful story, "Pure Gold" is so damn good. ...
Report: Naked Man Ransacks SPEED Network Offices After Break-In
Police in Charlotte said the nude dude broke into the building sometime this morning. He tore stuff from the walls, dumped trash cans on the floor, and broke trophies by knocking them over. He then dashed outside and started running down the street before being apprehended. Also? "A SPEED security g...
Every Obituary Should Have A NASCAR Reference In The First Line
From the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal:...
Lewis Hamilton Takes Pit Stop At Wrong Garage (Where He Spent Six Years Making Pit Stops)
Lewis Hamilton took third place in this year's Malaysian Grand Prix—though not without some intra-team controversy—despite a pretty hilarious pit stop, as pit stops go. Over the summer, Hamilton switched from the McLaren racing team to Mercedes and for his first tire change at Malaysia, he tried to...
Two Reported Dead After A Sprint Car Drives Off A Pit Ramp At Full Speed And Hits Multiple Bystanders
Chase Johnson's sprint car sped off its starting blocks and into the pit area this evening at the California Sprint Car Civil War Series, where it hit and injured multiple spectators, reportedly killing two....
Lance Armstrong Sees A Lot Of Bill Clinton In Himself
Lance Armstrong is still talking about Lance Armstrong and all that now entails, including shame, forgiveness and heroes....
NASCAR Fines Denny Hamlin For Criticizing Its New Car Model; Hamlin Simply Says, "I'm Not Going To Pay"
Aside from the terrifying Nationwide wreck and the hype around Danica Patrick's pole, the Daytona 500 was kind of boring. Lots of single file racing, few passes, little excitement. The afternoon saw 28 lead changes among 14 drives, down from 74 and 22 in the same race just two years ago. Worryingly,...
Brewers' Racing Sausage Thieves Took Their Prize On A Boozy Bender
More details about the recent theft of Guido the Italian Sausage have emerged, and they come courtesy of those who carried out the heist. Ted Berg of USA Today Sports received a message from the sausage thieves, and under the condition of maintaining their anonymity, they told him all about the grea...
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A Hero Emerges In The Milwaukee Racing Sausage-Napping [UPDATE]
We told you earlier today about the theft of beloved Brewers Italian racing sausage, Guido. The whereabouts of Guido and his thieving conspirators—it's got to be at least a two-man job at this point—remain a mystery. Their days may be numbered however thanks to one brave woman's plan: free mustard....
Daytona 500 Will Go On Tomorrow As Scheduled, With Fans Seated In The Section Where Debris Landed Today
Though two fans are critically injured from flying debris that shot into the crowd after Kyle Larsen's crash at Daytona this afternoon, (one is reportedly a minor, the others' injuries are reportedly life-threatening), NASCAR will not significantly alter its plan for tomorrow. In a press conference ...
Crash At NASCAR Nationwide Race At Daytona Leaves Kyle Larson's Car Torn In Half By Fence, Spectators Injured By Debris [UPDATING]
Tony Stewart won today's DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona, but all anyone will remember about the race is how it ended for another driver, Kyle Larson. A massive wreck at the checkered flag sent Larson's car through the catch fence, sending debris and even the car's engine itself hurtling toward spectat...
Adult Race Car Driver Turns Into Pouty Baby During Post-Race Interview
Mike Stefanik is a driver in something called the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. I don't really know if the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is a big deal or not, but I do know that it involves funny looking race cars. Anyway, Stefanik participated in some kind of race on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour ...
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Check Out These Rad Pictures Of An Exploding Funny Car [UPDATE: Now With A GIF]
Tony Pedregon, NHRA Funny Car champion in 2007, ran into some slight difficulty in his race against Todd Lesenko on Friday in Pomona when his car blew up. (Lesenko knows how it is.) Funny cars are sort of designed to explode without incident—it's not hard to find stories about engines going up in fl...
Horse Escapes Racetrack, Runs Down Highway For A Couple Miles
This morning, at Laurel Park in Maryland, Bullet Catcher made a break for it. The four-year-old gelding was returning to his stable after a workout when he decided he was fed up with the whole thing. He threw his jockey, somehow got past the stable gate, and took off....