Antonio Puerta: Dead at 22

Aug 28th 2007 – 1:07 PM

Antonio Puerta, the Sevilla wingback who suffered two heart attacks yesterday including an on-field cardiac arrest, has died in hospital today at the age of 22. Puerta collapsed on-field yesterday...

Antonio Puerta's Horrifying Collapse

Aug 27th 2007 – 6:15 PM

Sevilla's Antonio Puerta collapsed during the first half of a match with Getafe on Saturday, suffering what doctors only referred to as "cardiac arrest" caused by "repetitive serious ventricular...

Japanese Arm Wrestling Machines Will Break You

Aug 22nd 2007 – 4:00 PM

The Japanese do not half-step when it comes to anything, most especially video games, where hardcore gamer geeks have oohed and ahhed over game systems that come out in Japan years before they hit...

Discount Everest: Sounds Like a Great Idea

Aug 22nd 2007 – 2:04 PM

You can buy a lot of things on discount. Plane tickets. Dodgy produce. An autographed Mike Vick...well, anything, really. It's not always a good idea, of course, but we're not saying it is. We're...

Vladimir Putin: Shirtless, Lame Fisherman

Aug 20th 2007 – 8:06 AM

You won't see him hauling in boatloads of striped bass like competitive bass fishing's Michael Iaconelli--or screaming after hauling one in, either--in fact, you shouldn't see Putin reeling in any...

Australians and Norwegian BASE Jumping Do Not Mix

Aug 16th 2007 – 9:52 AM

As Fark.com so eloquently put it: "Norwegian Cliffs 3, Australia 0." A 28 year-old Aussie base jumper died in Norway this week when his chute failed to open during a BASE jump from the cliffs at...

Abby Wambach Is A Beast: US 6, NZ 1

Aug 15th 2007 – 6:01 PM

The machine that is United States Women's Soccer grinds on, merciless and scoring buckets of goals without the marquee names of Hamm, Foudy, and Chastain. Who needs them when you have Abby Wambach,...

The Quiet and Unprecedented Death Of Discovery Cycling

Aug 15th 2007 – 4:00 PM

Proof positive that doping scandals have bent the once-upward trend of cycling's growth as a sport in the US and perhaps abroad: the quiet announcement this past week that Discovery Racing, the...

Australia Tops In Medalmaking

Aug 15th 2007 – 1:12 PM

Unusual Maps has a fascinating illustration of the world filtered by the number of Olympic medals won per million people. The results surprise: among the top countries for number of medal athletes...

Cricketer's Kidnapped Niece Recovered After Kidnapping Attempt

Aug 15th 2007 – 2:30 AM

Being a cricket superstar from Trinidad certainly has its perks, but there are distinct disadvantages to being one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the sport and coming from a small island:...

Mike Richter In Retirement? Still Making You Look Small

Aug 13th 2007 – 11:26 AM

Mike Richter, seen above making a freaky save on a goal you could not have possibly prevented, has found a few more things to do in post-hockey life to make you feel small, you sad little person,...

The Next Great Frontier for Golf: Mongolia

Aug 13th 2007 – 9:10 AM

In case you lose sleep at night wondering things like, "Can one play golf in Mongolia," the answer is a resounding yes. (Warning: "Mongolian rap song" included in background of this clip includes...

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