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Ice Climber Films His Own 100ft Near Death Plunge [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:15:34 +0000

These are the terrifying moments a climber never wants to happen. Losing your grip and plummeting 100ft down the side of a Welsh mountain. He walked away, kind of.Mark Roberts was scaling a gully last month when a block of ice fell from above him. The footage, captured by his helmet camera shows him putting [...]

Stores Spying On Shoppers With Cameras In Mannequins

J. Patrick — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:01:04 +0000

If you suffer from paranoia, you might not want to read this. Retail stores have found a new way to spy on you while you shop, and it may make you uneasy the next time you are in the stores. New technology now allows store mannequins, equipped with the proper technology to watch shoppers at their stores.

Volleyball Spike Takes Out Two People In Two Seconds [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:09:48 +0000

There are many violent sports out there like boxing, hockey and football... but volleyball? Watch this video as a power spike by one player slams in to the face of a player on the other team, then ricochets to hit a man walking on the sidelines. The player was hospitalized as a result of the hit.

Youth Football Game Ends In Heartbreak [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:16:06 +0000

This has got to be the worst way to lose a football game. Especially if you’re a kid.A youth football game ended in bizarre fashion when the defense intercepted a pass as time expired. However, the player who caught the interception dropped the ball without being tackled. The offense picked up the fumble and ran [...]

Home-Schooled Kids Playing On Public School Sports Teams? Tim Tebow Says Yes

Erin Bishop — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:38:43 +0000

There's a new bill that has the preliminary approval of the Virginia House of Delegates, which would allow home-schooled students a chance to play on public school sports teams.

The Tebow Bill is named after home-schooled Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, who thinks these kids should have a chance to play sports, while others say it wouldn't be fair.

Students Could Play On Sports Teams According To Their Gender Identity

Erin Bishop — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:56:13 +0000

A law is trying to get passed in California, to make it okay for students to try out for sports according to their "gender identity" instead of their "biological sex." This means that if a boy thinks he's a female, then he can try out for a girls' sports team and vice versa, according to CBS Los Angeles.

Soldier Returns Home, Surprises Family at Baseball Game [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:50:27 +0000

We've enjoyed a lot of foul ball videos lately, but none like the one you're about to see.

We've seen a dad that managed to hold on to his kid, one that (oops!) dropped his kid, a selfless kid that gave up a ball, a sweet kid that got a bit emotional, a pouty kid, and even George Bush dodging a foul ball.

This video is different. Ruby and Gracie Weichman got quite a surprise the other night at a minor league baseball game. The 4-year-old twins, and their mother Abby were chosen by the Spokane Review to participate in its newspaper toss before the game. The surprise came when the girls' father, Air Force Sergent Chris Weichman, emerged from the Spokane Indians' dugout after just returning from this third tour of duty in Afghanistan!

You may need to grab some Kleenex when you hit the jump and watch this video!

Red Wings' Kris Draper Announces Retirement

George McIntyre — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:10:16 +0000

Forward Kris Draper is hanging up the skates. He’s been with the NHL for 20 seasons; playing for the Red Wings for the last 17. “Kris Draper has represented the Detroit Red Wings with nothing but class and dedication for the last 17 years,” Wings’ general manager Ken Holland said in a statement. “His extraordinary [...]

An All-New Dangerous Pastime 'Under Ice Hockey' [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:37:12 +0000

Personally when it comes to hockey, I can take it or leave it. Now, Extreme Under Ice Hockey, that’s a different story. An all-new dangerous pastime from Austria, find out more after the jump.‘Under Ice Hockey’, where you play underneath the ice instead of on top of it. Sounds exciting to me, take a look [...]

Christina Aguilera Screws Up The National Anthem At The Super Bowl [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:11:26 +0000

Christina suffers a lyrical malfunction midway through her rendition of the National Anthem. About :51 sec in, as she was about to sing the fourth line (“o’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming”) she sang this line: “what so proudly, we watched, at the twilight’s last streaming.” Here is the video.

(Game Over, Belch)…4 In 12 Fans leave Major Sports Events Drunk

Rod Prahin — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:21:48 +0000

A new study found that four in every twelve fans leave a major sporting event loaded. I know, real shocker right? It’s the four in twelve number that shocks me, and the fact that it’s not just at major sporting events. It’s happening at high school sporting events as well. The study measured the blood [...]

Tonight Is The Night!

J. Patrick — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:59:57 +0000

It’s what college football fans have been waiting for! All the bowl games are over….except this one. Tonight’s BCS Championship Game will feature #1 Auburn against #2 Oregon. It will be the culmination of the college football season with the crowning of the national champion.

Workday 108 Trivia

George McIntyre — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:15:21 +0000

They say the odds are 776-1 that this will happen to you sometime in your lifetime. What? Read more to hear the answer.