When we first began reading about the death of Argentine Esteban Neira during the NYC Triathalon last week, we thought it was a solitary case. But when we read on and found out it was the fourth death this...

The Nautica New York Triathlon claimed one life this weekend, but it didn’t claim the life of this heroic individual who bulldozed through excruciating pain and exhaustion, while smashing his head into not one, or two, but three well...

We’ve always stood in awe of Triatheletes (well, not stood. That would require using our muscles for something other changing the channel on the remote). The fact they can run, swim and… um, jet pack their way through 26...

The Cubbies have made it to the All-Star break currently 4.5 games atop the AL Central. You can imagine Chi-town is ecstatic at the thought of a possible World Series berth and victory. And they should be happy. It’s...

Finally, someone other than his quarterback is as happy KC Chiefs’ Tight End Tony Gonzalez is as tall as he is. A California man was choking in a restaurant when Gonzalez came up behind him and performed the Heimlich...

NHRA funny car driver Scott Kalitta didn’t survive this horrendous crash from Saturday. After traveling more than 300mph, Kalitta’s car exploded and without a parachute, slammed into the end of the runway. He was airlifted to a nearby hospital...

Raunchified comedian and savvy linguist George Carlin is dead. He passed away yesterday in Santa Monica, California due to heart failure. Known for his “Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television” routine, Carlin was an adamant opponent of...

Why does the NFL all of a sudden resemble a story thread from The Wire? This week, New England Patriots o-lineman Nick Kaczur secretly helped the DEA nab a major illegal prescription drug supplier by wearing a wire. And...

Update: Apparently Mr. Juan “Jesse Campos was also snorting some perico all night and has no recollection of the crash. Ever heard of a drunk bicyclist plowing into 15 cars and killing one person? Of course you haven’t. It’s...

What is it about grown men trying to imitate Bart Simpson sliding down the stairs at baseball stadiums? For the second time this year, a man fell to his death, this time in Atlanta, after trying to zip down...

Are you a sports fan (you’re reading this, so we’re going to assume so)? Have you thought about what you want done to your body after you go to the overtime in the sky? Being buried with your old...

Note to all stadium personnel: concrete walls surrounding a soccer pitch should be padded. Unfortunately, it’s too late. Zadar FC soccer player Hrvoje Custic didn’t survive a horrendous collision with a concrete wall last Saturday and he’s now dead....

Fifty years ago, eight members of Manchester United’s team died in a plane crash and the team wants to memorialize them with a moment of silence on February 6th. Seems simple enough… but then you remember that this is...

Let’s be upfront about this story. The only reason we’re blogging about it stems from the fact 40 year old ex-ice skating champion Christopher Bowman, recognized by Brian Boitano as one of America’s best ever, was found Rigamortis in...

While most Raider fans are sterotyped as killing machines, there seems to be a dearth of stories about the tranquil Raider fan. You know, the type that just likes to chill and go to… say, the zoo. Of course,...

For those of us who didn’t stay home on New Year’s Eve and instead boozed it up, here’s Robbie Maddison’s record-breaking jump of 322 feet and 7 1/2 inches, or roughly the length of a football field. And we...

What do you get when you cross an overzealous group of soccer players and a staunch communist state? If you answered “the script to Shaolin Soccer,” then you’ve been watching too many movies, but you’re close. The Chinese Football...

This video of Alexi Ramirez, the “Versatile Exile” from Cuba that just signed with the Chicago White Sox, makes their fans drool. If you ask cross-town Cub fans, that’s not too hard to do. [YouTube] Hey, Tony Gonzales broke...

In another screwed up page in the Sean Taylor murder saga, it turns out a 17-year-old kid shot the former Redskin last week in his home outside Miami. Eric Rivera Jr., and his accomplices—Venjah K. Hunte, 20, Jason Scott...

This is a commercial that’s running during Hockey Night In Canada up in America’s hat. Jesus, is that the price you have to pay to get a 9.5 alcohol content? If so, we’ll stick with Miller Lite and watch...

If this is ACC ref Ron Cherry’s career highlight, then he should hang up his striped shirt in pride. It’s better than being known for blowing an important call. [YouTube] FIFA didn’t have any other bids other than stadium-stallin’...

Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor died last night in a Miami hospital after getting shot in the leg. He was 24 years old. This is the second NFL player to be killed in a shooting in less than a...

We love this video because you know the ref gives the player a red card three minutes later for sneezing. [YouTube] The officer who shot the Italian fan that sparked last week’s riot is facing murder charges. We can’t...

In another example of how there are bigger things in life than sports, 22-year-old Antonio Puerta—who played for Sevilla and the Spanish national team—passed away Saturday night. He collapsed from a cardiac arrest 35 minutes into the game against...