Category: Sports


 

Video: BASE Jumper’s Terrifying 1,000-Ft Fall Captured On Headcam

 

“A thrill-seeking BASE jumper got more than the rush of adrenaline he hoped for when his parachute failed to open after jumping off a 1,000-ft cliff.

 
But incredibly, Matthew Gough, 25, of Lichfield, Staffordshire, escaped the 1,000-ft plunge over Lake Garda in Italy on April 23 with only minor cuts and bruises despite hurtling down the face of the cliff at speeds of up to 40 mph, crashing into rocks on his way down and landing only a few inches from a metal spike on the ground.”
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Collegian, 21, Is Rescued Off Colorado Mountain After Getting High On Mushrooms, Stripping Off Her Clothes

 

 

 

” Meet Taylor Powers.

The college student, 21, had to be rescued yesterday afternoon off a Colorado mountain after she ingested mushrooms, stripped off her clothes, and scuffled with two classmates with whom she had been hiking.

After receiving a 911 call that a female hiker was “high on mushrooms and in distress,” Boulder County Sheriff’s Office deputies and other assorted rescue personnel (35 in total)  responded to Chautauqua Park.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caption The Photo: Eagles OL Evan Mathis Peeing On IRS Building Sign

 

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” I hope Mathis doesn’t owe any Taxes, because I am sure an audit is coming his way now. He is straight on Instagram flexing,  Bleacher Report captured the photo before Chip Kelly makes him take it down and drink a protein shake (no more fast food at the Eagles camp).”

 

Reflecting on the 1955 Mille Miglia — Mercedes-Benz

 

Published on May 10, 2013

” In 1955, Mercedes-Benz sent a squad of cars to Italy. Their mission: win the Mille Miglia. A grueling 1000-mile race across public roads from Brescia to Rome and back, the Mille had a reputation for rewarding skill with hard-fought victory—and punishing hubris with spectacular failure. Sir Stirling Moss, winner of the ’55 Mille, recounts that banner race in this video.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sir Stirling Moss on the 1955 Mille Miglia — Mercedes-Benz

” The Mille Miglia had always been a race that favored Italian drivers. After all, it was a 1000-mile dash through their homeland, giving them home field advantage. But Stirling Moss was no local—he was an Englishman sent to win the Mille Miglia in a German car. And win he did, through a potent mix of determination, an inventive navigator, a fast car and sheer talent.”

Amazing Base-Jumping in Malaysia [Video]

” Pure Adrenaline Basejump! Editing by Vania Da Rui.
SoulFlyers Fred Fugen & JP Teffaud basejumping at Menara Kuala Lumpur 2012 Event.
Sponsored by Turbolenza Follow the Flow.”

HT/ ILikeToWasteMyTime

 

‘DUCK DYNASTY’ STAR VOWS TO QUIT IF A&E BANS TALK OF GOD OR GUNS

 

 

 

” On May 9, Greensboro, NC country station 93.1 The Wolf reported that after receiving complaints over prayers to God and the frequent use of guns on air, Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson said, “God and guns are part of our everyday lives [and] to remove either of them from the show is unacceptable.” “

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw: America’s Cup Boat Capsizes in S.F. Bay

” One sailor died another was hurt after a boat carrying a Swedish flag capsized Thursday in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the upcoming America’s Cup races. (May 9)”

Chinese Girl Soldier Throws Grenade Like A Girl, Almost Gets Blown Away

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” As the “Sandlot” character great American Ham Porter once hollered across the green fields of Los Angeles, this Chinese trooper throws grenades “like a girl.” “

 

 

 

 

” Fortunately for this less-than-athletic Chinese woman, another soldier was on hand to toss her ass before it became grass.”

 

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GIANT SHARK ATTACKS SWORDFISH!

 

 

 

” After battling a huge swordfish to the surface on his trusty handline out off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, Matt Watson finds himself in a race with a gigantic mako shark to secure his prize catch and get it aboard his little boat in one piece! “

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hundreds Of Parents Send In Photos Of Their Child With A Gun

 

 

“ Last week I requested my readers to send in photos of their children/grandchildren to show support for the New Jersey family that had the Department of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) raid their home.  The unlawful visit was all due to a photo the dad posted on Facebook of his son with a rifle.

Townhall and Fox & Friends picked up on the story since then.

I received hundreds of e-mails from parents that shared their child’s gun photo to show support for the Moore family. These are the kids ‘facing the fight’.” 

 

 

    Here are just a few samples , go here to see the rest … Hundreds of them … It warms the heart .

 

 

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  Be sure to check them all out . It will make you proud , and remember this is what we fight for .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A selection of links about yesterday’s Run For The Roses

 

 

 

All eyes were on Orb, your Derby winner

Kentucky Derby-winning Orb on track for Preakness
Orb comes from behind to take 139th Kentucky Derby
Orb Wins the Kentucky Derby

Orb wins 139th running of Kentucky Derby | Fox News

Orb wins 139th Kentucky Derby - ESPN

Orb wins Kentucky Derby - Yahoo! Sports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Police: Utah Soccer Referee Punched By Player Dies

 

 

” A Utah soccer referee who slipped into a coma after being punched by a teenage player during a game a week ago died Saturday night, police said.

Ricardo Portillo, 46, of Salt Lake City passed away at the hospital, where he was being treated following an assault, Unified police spokesman Justin Hoyal said.

Police have accused a 17-year-old player in a recreational soccer league of punching Portillo after the man called a foul on him and issued him a yellow card.

“The suspect was close to Portillo and punched him once in the face as a result of the call,” Hoyal said in a press release.

The teen has been booked into juvenile detention on suspicion of aggravated assault.

Hoyal said authorities will consider additional charges since Portillo has died.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM DISQUALIFIED FOR RELIGIOUS GESTURE

 

 

 

 

 

” Some people are outraged after a high school track team is disqualified from competing in state finals because one runner made a religious gesture. In myfoxhouston.com: just a few seconds the boys Columbus High School 4 X 100 relay team went from winning the regional meet, heading to state championships to having it all stripped away. How did the “W” so quickly become “DQ”? Well. when the anchor of the relay team crossed the finish line, he won the race, raised his finger to the sky and that gesture caused the winning regional’s relay team to be disqualified. 
“It’s a harsh consequence for what some people may deem a small gesture. The rule states no celebratory gestures including raising your arms,” explains Columbus I.S.D. Superintendent Robert O’Connor. According to the UIL the relay team was disqualified for “unsporting conduct”. The UIL also points out, it does not have a rule prohibiting religious expression. “You can do whatever you want to in terms of prayer, kneeling or whatever you want to once you get out of the competition area. You just can’t do it in the competition area. It goes back to the taunting rule. I can’t taunt my opponent,” O’Connor explains.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2013 Kentucky Derby Lineup Revealed: Post Positions, Pedigrees, Jockeys And More

 

 

” This roster is subject to change, as last-minute scratches may occur.

  • PP#1 – Black Onyx (Rock Hard Ten x Kalahari Cat by Cape Town) – Jockey Joe Bravo to ride the colt for trainer Kelly Breen and owner Sterling Racing Stables, LLC.
  • PP#2 – Oxbow (Awesome Again x Tizamazing by Cee’s Tizzy) – Jockey Gary Stevens to ride the colt for trainer D. Wayne Lukas and owner Bluegrass Hall, LLC.
  • PP#3 – Revolutionary (War Pass x Runup The Colors by A. P. Indy) – Jockey Calvin Borel to ride the colt for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner WinStar Farm, LLC.
  • PP#4 – Golden Soul (Perfect Soul x Hollywood Gold by Mr. Prospector) – Jockey Robby Albarado to ride the colt for trainer Dallas Stewart and owner Charles E. Fipke.
  • PP#5 – Normandy Invasion (Tapit x Boston Lady by Boston Harbor) – Jockey Javier Castellano to ride the colt for trainer Chad Brown and owners Rick Porter/Fox Hill Farms, Inc.
  • PP#6 – Mylute (Midnight Lute x Stage Stop by Valid Expectations) – Jockey Rosie Napravnik to ride the colt for trainer Tom Amoss and owners Gold Mark Farm, LLC/ Whisper Hill Farm.
  • PP#7 – Giant Finish (Frost Giant x Apocalyptic by Hickman Creek) – Jockey Jose L. Espinoza to ride the colt for trainer Anthony W. (Tony) Dutrow and owner Sunrise Stable.
  • PP#8 – Goldencents (Into Mischief x Golden Works by Banker’s Gold) – Jockey Kevin Krigger to ride the colt for trainer Doug O’Neill and owners Dave Kenney/W.C. Racing.
  • PP#9 – Overanalyze (Dixie Union x Unacloud by Unaccounted For) – Jockey Rafael Beharano to ride the colt for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Repole Stables.
  • PP#10 – Palace Malice (Curlin x palace Rumor by Royal Anthem) – Jockey Mike Smith to ride the colt for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Dogwood Stable.
  • PP#11 – Lines of Battle (War Front x Black Speck by Arch) – Jockey Ryan Moore to ride the colt for trainer Aidan O’Brien and owners Joseph Allen, Mrs. John (Susan) Magnier, Derrick Smith, and Michael B. Tabor.
  • PP#12 – Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron x Viva La Slew by Doneraile Court) – Jockey Elvis Trujillo to ride the colr for trainer Eddie Plesa, Jr., and owners Laurie Plesa/Trilogy Stables.
  • PP#13 – Falling Sky (Lion Heart x Sea Dragoness by Sea Hero) – Jockey Luis Saez to ride the colt for trainer John Terranova, II, and owner Newton Anner Stud.
  • PP#14 – Verrazano (More Than Ready x Enchanted Rock by Giant’s Causeway) – Jockey John R. Velazquez to ride the colt for trainer Todd Pletcher and owners Mrs. John (Susan) Magnier, Derrick Smith, Michael B. Tabor, and Let’s Go Stable.
  • PP#15 – Charming Kitten (Kitten’s Joy x Iteration by Wild Again) – Jockey Edgar Prado to ride the colt for trainer Todd Pletcher and owners Kenneth L. Ramsey and Sarah K. Ramsey.
  • PP#16 – Orb (Malibu Moon x Lady Liberty by Unbridled) – Jockey Joel Rosario to ride the colt for trainer Claude R. (Shug) McGaughey, III, and owners Stuart S. Janney, III/Phipps Stable.
  • PP#17 – Will Take Charge (Unbridled’s Song x Take Charge Indy by Dehere) – Jockey Jon Court to ride the colt for trainer D. Wayne Lukas and owner Willis D. Horton.
  • PP#18 – Frac Daddy (Scat Daddy x Skipper’s Mate by Skip Away) – Jockey Victor Lebron to ride the colt for trainer Kenny McPeek and owners Magic City Thoroughbred Partners.
  • PP#19 – Java’s War (War Pass x Java by Rainbow Quest) – Jockey Julien Leparoux to ride the colt for trainer Kenny McPeek and owner Charles E. Fipke.
  • PP#20 – Vyjack (Into Mischief x Life Happened by Stravinsky) – Jockey Garrett Gomes to ride the gelding for trainer Rudy Rodriguez and owner Pick Six Racing. “

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby With Pants Down Wanders In, Chills Out During Rockets-Thunder Postgame Show

 

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” After the Houston Rockets went into Chesapeake Energy Arena and confidently took down the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 on Wednesday, CSN Houston brought gleeful Rockets fans all the relevant news and notes from the big series-extending road win — James Harden‘s fantastic shooting performance, the Thunder’s failed “Hack-a-Whatever-His-Name-Is” strategy, the eighth-seeded Rockets’ chances of forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 back in OKC … and, of course, most importantly, the baby with its pants down wandering out into the middle of the camera shot.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ever Caught A Catfish Like This?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everest Truce Reached Between Brawling Climbers, Sherpas, Officials Say

 

Arnot, who has climbed Everest more times than any other woman, said she stood between the two groups and tried to calm the dozens of furious Sherpas.

 

 

” A truce has been reached between three foreign climbers and Nepalese Sherpa guides who were involved in a fistfight on Mount Everest, officials said Wednesday. Two of the foreigners, however, returned to Nepal’s capital and were undecided if they would quit their climb. 

Tilak Pandey of the Mountaineering Department said a truce was reached at base camp between the foreigners — an Italian, a Briton and a Swiss — and the Sherpas on Tuesday. 

Nima Nuru of Cho-Oyu Trekking, who equipped the expedition, said Swiss climber Ueli Steck and British climber Jonathan Griffith flew to Katmandu by helicopter on Wednesday, and Italian Simone Moro also was planning to return. 

Nepalese officials are investigating the fight, which both sides accuse the other of starting.”

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Man Miraculously Survives Shooting Self In Eye While Cleaning Speargun

 

 

The spear entered the head of Bruno Barcellos de Souza Coutinho through the corner of his left eye — penetrating almost six inches before lodging itself on the top part of the brain.

 

 

” If he did not take fishing safety seriously before, this time he got the point.

Bruno Barcellos de Souza Coutinho, 34, miraculously survived accidentally shooting a 12-inch spear into his face.

The miserable harpoon mishap occurred Sunday night while the fisherman was cleaning his spear gun in Petrópolis, a city in the Brazil state of Rio de Janeiro.

The spear hit the corner of his left eye, broke through his skull, traveled six inches into his head and lodged itself deep into his brain for more than 10 hours, reported Portuguese language news site O Correio News.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YES, THIS UNBELIEVABLE SPORTS PHOTO IS REAL

Sports reporter Kelly Nash snaps picture of ball almost hitting her head

 

 

” That’s Sun Sports Rays reporter Kelly Nash at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday. During batting practice, she decided to snap a picture of herself at the historic ball field. Her producer had warned her earlier that the balls were flying pretty close, but Nash decided to take a chance. She explains what happened next.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Stuntman Who Used His Hair To Descend Zip Wire Killed In Freak Accident

 

 

Sailendra Nath Roy, a 49-year-old police officer, was attempting to cross the turbulent River Teesta on Sunday in the state of West Bengal on a 600-foot wire above the water.

After attaching his shoulder-length hair to a pulley on the wire, Roy had completed about half of the distance but he then became entangled and found himself unable to move.

After about 20 minutes, he became motionless and was eventually rescued by local people. No ambulance or a doctor was present during the performance, which was watched by his family.”

 

 

 

 

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