OTHER SPORTS RUMORS & GOSSIP
NOT A FAKE
Thursday night, the Florence (Ky) Freedom of the Frontier League will host Manti Te'o Girlfriend bobblehead night. Come out to see low level minor league baseball, get an empty box and enjoy some other perks of the night.
While practicing in the San Francisco Bay, the catamaran capsized on a training exercise. Andrew “Bart” Simpson was trapped underneath the boat and it took a while to remove him from the water. The 2 time gold medal winner died minutes later at an area hospital. Mr Simpson represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games, sailing in the Star class alongside Iain Percy, his Artemis...
WRONG POCKET
The sanctity of the 2013 Snooker World Championship semifinal round between Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump in Sheffield, England has been compromised. By a farter. [Next Impulse... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com
While families mourned, a city panicked, and a country empathized, some people were trying to cash in on acts of terrorism that have left four dead, nearly 200 injured, and dozens without limbs. WPIX in New York reported Thursday that they found five 2013 Boston Marathon finisher medals for sale on eBay. They noted that only one of the sellers mentioned making an effort to donate...
BEYOND BELIEF
Joe Berti has a lot to be thankful for this week, as he survived both the Boston Marathon bombings and the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas.
BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING
On Thursday, the FBI made public the photos and video of the men whom they believe are persons of interest in the bombings at the Boston marathon.
TRAGEDY IN BOSTON
This is breaking news at the 2013 Boston Marathon. An explosion near the finish line has caused many injuries and created a chaotic scene in downtown Boston. The post Explosion At Boston Marathon appeared first on Ride The Pine.
TRAGEDY IN BOSTON
Follow all the news on Monday's tragedy in Boston.
CLIMB THE BACK
Sometimes, athleticism transcends sports. In this case, it transcends a sport that we don’t know the rules of. During an Australian Football League game (match?), Andrew Walker made one of the most spectacular catches that you’ll ever see in any variation of football. Walker launches himself off the back of an opponent, leaping into the air in order to accomplish something...
MY AIM IS TRUE
As Ryan Petzar writes for Philly.com, darts aren’t really a thing you know about unless you’re super into them. That said, holy ****, when you are super into darts it SHOWS.This is a clip from the PDC World Darts Championship, featuring Michael van Gerwen — a man who looks like Powder and may or may not possess his magical powers — throws an impressive darts combo known...
A potentially landmark television event occurred over the weekend when ESPN showed a professional bowler kissing his husband following a big tournament win. Scott Norton, a 30-year-old professional bowler, won the WSOB Chameleon Championship in Las Vegas in November. ESPN aired the event over the weekend and included a moment when Norton kissed his husband in celebration of his...
SWEET VICTORY
Professional bowler Scott Norton kissed his husband after winning the 2012 World Series of Bowling Chameleon Championship tournament in Las Vegas back in November. And the kiss was finally shown Sunday on ESPN. There was a sweet embrace between Norton and husband Craig Woodward. There’s a good chance you didn’t see this big moment in ESPN history because it happened on Sunday...
STAY YOUR LANE
Here’s a story that will either make you feel wonder at the power of the human spirit, or terrible about yourself because you are fat and lazy and can’t accomplish anything with a working everything: 48-year old George Holscher of Chesapeake, Virginia, bowled a perfect game.The rub: He’s been paralyzed from the waist down and wheelchair-bound since he was 25.… when he rolled...
POLICE BLOTTER
31-year-old Stephen Pierce was arrested and later admitted to police that he picked up, dropped and kicked a 7-year-old who reportedly cursed him out.
REEL TALK
The famous line from Jaws is, “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
In this case, apparently they’re gonna need a bigger dock.
Hat tip: Reddit and Amanda Lawson’s Facebook
I especially like how the lady screaming “It’s a shark! It’s a shark!” sounds like “It’s a shock! It’s a shock!” Indeed, it was both.
That’s the thing about sharks...
WALK THE LINE
Video: Crazy Fall! Can he possibly survive?
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