Category archives for: Sports

One-Armed Veteran Makes Yankee Stadium’s ‘Catch of the Year’

Yankee Stadium hosted a special ceremonious catch as a one-armed veteran caught the spotlight after making an incredible catch of a foul ball. The man of the hour is Michael Kacer of Scranton, Pa. As Kacer was watching Friday night’s game with his 13-year-old nephew, Isaiah, Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson popped a foul ball out [...]

Forrest Gump To Run In Houston Chevron Marathon 2011: Local Kids Get Bikes?

Forrest Gump-inspired Texas man vows to help local kids by completing the Chevron Marathon 2011 in record time, according to a marathon insider. “I wasn’t really interested in running marathons until a couple years ago and then it was like Forrest Gump, I just kept running. I ended up running 5 1/2 marathons during the [...]

Football Star Dimitri Young Cops To Smoking Marijuana

Dmitri Young was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor possession of smoking marijuana and drug paraphernalia earlier this week, according to several published reports. “Facing more than criminal charges, Young also faces ridicule from Frontier League’s Oakland County Cruisers fans as well as being reprimanded by the president of his team’s owners,” suggested to the [...]

Riddell Proves MMA Workout Is No Walk In The Park

According to a recent poll given across gyms nationwide, an MMA workout remains one of the most rigorous and controversial. Anyone witnessing how intense MMA fighters workout realizes this to be true in less than 5 minutes. Shadow Cardio seems to be a favorite of both male and female MMA fans. Something that many fans [...]

Ultimate Fighter McSweeney Returns Stateside With A Vengeance

James McSweeney has fought in more than 60 pro fights ranging from kickboxing to mixed martial arts (MMA). A highly accomplished striker attempting to make his bones in the ever popular MMA is in for a rude awakening if he believes that the striking advantage over an opponent is the only thing that matters. McSweeney [...]

Rookie Strasburg Throws Grenades During Debut Game

All of the planets seemed to be in alignment for Stephen Strasburg. In reality, his endless preparation and determination made Strasburg’s debut game in North American Major League Baseball one for the books. Washington’s Nationals Park has rarely been filled to capacity since it opened in 2008.  To add to that,  never before has a [...]

Hamlin Remains Victorious in Gillette 500

NASCAR star Denny Hamlin fended off Tony Stewart and fellow teammate Kyle Busch in a pair of late-race restarts as he went on to win the  Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday. Prior to Hamlin crossing the line to take the white flag for the final lap, driver Kevin Harvick bumped Joey [...]

UCLA’s “Winningest” Coach John Wooden Dies at 99 Years Young

Legendary UCLA basketball coach, John Wooden, who became an American sports icon while leading the Bruins to an unprecedented 10 national championships during the ’60s and ’70s and continued helping countless others during retirement with his “Pyramid of Success” motivational program, has died. He was 99. Wooden died Friday evening of natural causes at the [...]

Venus Williams vs Victoria’s Secret In French Open

French Open spectator Maurice Myers said, “Over the last few days, I feel like I’ve heard more about Venus Williams’ bottom than the oil spill in the Gulf.” Comments galore about Williams’ posterior, which were sparked by a unique tennis outfit she wore at the French Open this week, have ranged from appreciation to surprise [...]

Bolder Boulder 2010 Draws Record Crowd To Honor Our Nation’s Military

Annual Colorado endurance run, The Bolder Boulder, took place in a 10-kilometer road race in Boulder today. More than 50,000 participants  joined the Bolder Boulder 2010 on the morning of May 31 to honor our military in a classic Memorial Day celebration. The race started at the north end of 30th Street near Glenwood Drive [...]


















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