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Aww: Alayna Adams, 9, unknowingly tosses first Rays vs Red Sox pitch to Dad just back from Afghanistan
Okay, here’s your heart string tug for today. Enjoy! There’s video at Yahoo News link below.
NASCAR legend Dick Trickle dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound
Dick Trickle actually called believe to tell them they would find a body, his, at the scene of his later suicide.
The Lincoln County Sheriffs Office says retired racecar driver Richard “Dick” Trickle died on Thursday.Authorities say dispatch received a call around noon on Thursday, apparently from Trickle himself, who said, “There...
Audit This! Eagles Evan Mathis urinates on IRS Building Sign
Hahahahaha. He must be a real hoot in the locker room.
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...
Photo: 103 lb., world-record cod caught off Norway
That’s a big fish. More at link below, including additional images.
A German fisherman and his group were just about to give up after a slow and unproductive day of fishing off the Norwegian island of Soroya when a huge, world-record fish changed their plans.
Michael Eisele of Kiel, Germany, hooked into a...
Jeremy Affeldt returns $500,000 to San Francisco Giants after noticing clerical error in contract
Jeremy Affeldt makes $6 million a year pitching for the San Francisco Giants, and reportedly has grossed at least $30 million since joining the major...
Richard Swanson wanted to dribble soccer ball from Seattle to Brazil – hit, killed by truck in OR 14 days into trip
I think I’ll just leave this one alone.
A Seattle man attempting to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014...
Video: Eagles cheerleaders pose in swimsuits on Jersey Shore to benefit Sandy charity
Video below the fold – which I’m forcing myself to post … only as it benefit’s victims of Hurricane Sandy. As a fellow I used to play poker always said about me, because that’s just the kind a guy I am. ; )
Seaside Heights is going to be a hot spot...
C’est la vie: French honeymooner killed by shark in Reunion island
More, including photos of his traumatized wife at link below. Sadly, she was also on the beach when the shark attacked.
Lifeguards jumped in the water to...
Teacher Maureen Oleskiewicz chokes on hot dog at Wrigley Field, dead at 28
Sad. But whoa! I mean, just wow. Sad, indeed
Maureen suddenly slumped over and fell between rows of bleachers. Martin thought it was a joke at first. But by the time the national anthem was played, rescuers were performing CPR on his sister. The Chicago Tribune reports: (more…)
Sir Charles Barkley: ‘I played with gay players’ No Big Deal
Charles Barkley says he’s probably played with several gay guys over the years.
The response to Collins’ decision has been overwhelmingly positive, but the concept of...
YouTube Video: Talladega wreck sends Kurt Busch flipping onto Ryan Newman
The Yahoo Sports version and news report is at link. Down below is the straight YouTube video of yesterday’s end race wreck at Taladega.
TALLADEGA, Ala....
UT soccer ref Ricardo Portillo dies after teen punches him in face
Horrible news out of Utah late last night as a soccer referee has died after slipping into a coma following being punched in the...