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When Your Parachute Doesn't Open, All That's Left Is A 876-Foot Belly Flop
This is not a live-action Wile E. Coyote reenactment. It is video from Saturday's Bridge Day in Fayetteville, West Virginia, where BASE jumpers try their luck from the New River Gorge Bridge. Despite Christopher Brewer's parachute not deploying in time, his wingsuit slowed him just enough (he hit ...
Kimbo Slice Is Back, Baby!
Say what you will about the gimmickry that was Kimbo Slice's foray into MMA and boxing, but I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the pornographer/backyard brawler, and let me tell you why....
IndyCar Officials Announce Driver Dan Wheldon Died In Today's Fiery Crash
AP, via SI.com, reports "Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday in a fiery 15-car wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when his car flew over another on Lap 13 and smashed into the wall just outside turn 2. Wheldon was 33. Drivers were told of Wheldon's death in a meeting about two hours afte...
So, Yeah, The Big Lions Fan Put A Gun To His Head After Today's Loss
"Grab a gun. C'mon, let's get this over with," said that weird Big Lions Fan who had the whole Creedence thing going on during his post-game wrapup. He was kidding, and urged fellow Lions fans not to jump, while still brandishing his piece. Which was very nice of him....
Here's Video Of The Fiery 15-Car Crash At Today's IndyCar Race In Vegas (UPDATE: Dan Wheldon Is Dead)
Just a handful of laps into today's Las Vegas Indy 300, 15 of 34 cars that started the race were involved in a horrific crash that left driver Dan Wheldon seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital. ESPN reported that driver Will Power was also taken to a hospital because of "lower back pain." ...
Presenting A Picture Of Chad McGhee Signing A Young Knox City Greyhounds Fan's Forehead
We'll be catching up with Chad McGhee later in the week to get more details about last night's Knox City Showdown charity event. However, if you can't wait until Tuesday or Wednesday to hear how his bout with Coach Charles "The Animal" Steele went, the good folks at the Abilene Reporter-News were k...
Let's Watch Michigan State's William Gholston Try To Snap Someone's Neck, Punch Someone Else
"Will Gholston had a fine day for the Spartans, but he probably shouldn't have been on the field for the fourth quarter. In the third quarter, Gholston was flagged for piling on Denard Robinson well after the play was over, then wrenching Robinson's helmet around for good measure. Later in the qua...
ESPN Reports The Rangers Are The First Team In A Decade To Make Consecutive World Series Appearances, Is Wrong
In ESPN's words: "The Rangers become the first team in 10 years to play in back-to-back World Series." From a Google search which took .20 seconds to complete: An Oct. 22, 2009 story headlined, "They're back! Phillies advance to World Series for 2nd straight year."...
This 36-Second Lady Fight Should Suffice For Those Unwilling To Pay For Hopkins/Dawson Tonight
This here fracas is titled "GIRLS FIGHT TILL THE FINISH!!!!!!!!" but unless "TILL THE FINISH!!!!!!!!" means "until one decides it's time to sashay back inside," this really doesn't make the first lick of sense. Same way I feel about paying $59.95 when I can just watch Bernard Hopkins beat Chad Daw...
Peyton Manning's So Cute Verne Lundquist And Gary Danielson Could Just Eat Him Right Up (Updated With Video)
Nope, 26 references from the booth during a Sunday Night Football game in which he didn't play was not enough to sate the football-broadcasting world's need for Peyton Manning in their lives....
Watch Manchester City's Mario Balotelli Score On A Wonderful Overhead Kick
This first-half strike in Manchester City's match vs. Aston Villa inspired the commentators to call scorer Mario Balotelli's celebration as "arrogant" and goalkeeper Shay Given reaction as either "leather-footed" or "leaded-footed." Either way, commentator came correct. And either way, Carlos Teve...
Maybe Bribery Will Keep Today's Wisconsin Game Profanity Free, But Probably Not (NSFW)
"If the so-called ES-FU chant is not heard Saturday at the Indiana game (from the time the gates open until the 5th quarter is over), we will randomly select two student season ticket holders to be the recipients of a trip (transportation, three nights lodging and game tickets included) to our foo...
SprtsCntr: Tony Romo Gets Petulant; Plus, More Wisdom From Eduardo Perez
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Arron Asham And Jay Beagle Give Hockey A Fight To Fight About
All right everyone, we're about to discuss a hockey fight, so I need you to put on your level heads. There's going to be talk of league office discipline, and a bit about the culture of enforcers, and maybe even a mention of concussions. These are topics that cause otherwise normal individuals to ...
This Story About A Shoving Match In Pakistan's Parliament Includes Footage Of Other Legislative Fisticuffs
According to Pakistan Today, "Saner elements in the National Assembly (NA) blocked the way of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) parliamentarians on Tuesday as they tried to physically assault each other in fits of anger following the fiery speech of Op...
Superhero Phoenix Jones Went To Court In Seattle Today And Shared With The World His True Identity
"During the hearing Thursday, a court officer asked Jones to remove his mask and he complied. He also wore a superhero uniform under a button-down shirt. Prosecutors told a judge they would need more time to decide whether to file charges in the case. Jones put his mask back on after the hearing t...
Rajon Rondo Goes No-Look, Over The Head, Makes Us Demand The NBA Come Back
Playing for something called the Big Blue All-Stars, Rajon Rondo and friends (including Brandon Knight, Kenneth Faried and Jodie Meeks) are touring Kentucky, making fools of local college teams. In Monday's game, Rondo found Faried with a no-look lob that embarrassed Union College so hard, it came ...
SprtsCntr: And Now, Deep Thoughts With Eduardo Perez
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The Peruvian Lady Soccer Fans Are At It Again, And What They're Doing Is Assuredly NSFW
"This is the voluptuous dancer Irina Grandez, who for love of the southern lands Blanquirroja arrived to put all the 'chest' by Peru, which now goes to 'kill' to Chile." [Translated from Gran refuerzo: Irina Grandez llegó a Chile para poner el pecho por Perú">Librero.pe] (H/T Sportsfeeder1)...
Some Folks Play Dice For Money On The Subway Near The Pentagon
Tipster Cyrus the Virus was kind enough to record and send in some video he captured of a subway floor dice game last night. Unfortunately, he put the camera down before one player broke every rule that Ashy Larry has ever championed by making a scene when the dice fell wrong....