October 3, 2012 My interest in martial arts started way back in the early 70's. Bruce Lee was a household name, and many of us kids never missed one of his movies at the Braden Theater in Presque Isle, Maine.
NFL ball boy isn't exactly the most exciting job in the National Football League so a kid has to make it seem like it's a Super Bowl moment every time he chases after a ball.
The Dallas Cowboys are probably the NFL franchise most associated with the sexy female form, thanks to their legendary cheerleaders. Now "America's Team" is encouraging its fans to take some of this sexiness home by opening the first Victoria's Secret store ever in a sports venue.
Kids wanting to be just like their athletic heroes is nothing new, but a Pop Warner football coach emulating the New Orleans Saints' "Bountygate" program, where players were paid extra to injure members of the other team? That's a twist. A very upsetting twist, if you ask the parents of the 10- and 11-year-olds who got the short end of this deal.
Reports made earlier last week allege that Darren Crawford, head coach of the Tustin Pee Wee Red Cobras, offered his players cash bonuses up to $50 for the "hit of the game," sometimes awarding even more if the opposing team's best player was hit so hard he had to leave the game.
The New York Giants missed a chance to secure a divisional win, while Arizona and Atlanta each needed late field goals to remain unbeaten. Here's a recap of all of Sunday's action:
New England Patriots' star quarterback Tom Brady is often seen as the consummate professional, complete with Most Valuable Player awards, Super Bowl rings and a series of conquests that make George Clooney jealous. However, after officials reviewed his 4-yard, game-tying touchdown run late in the third quarter of the Patriots' 52-28 rout of the Buffalo Bills Sunday, Brady may have turned into the league's Most Vulgar Player.
From 1959 to 1992, NASCAR legend Richard Petty won 200 races, setting a career record that is pretty much unmatchable for active drivers. Still, today’s Sprint Cup racers compose arguably the strongest field of competition that the sport has ever known.
While stars such as Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson may never reach Petty’s incredible peak, they have managed to accomplish feats that eluded even The King. Let’s take a look at the five winningest drivers on today’s Sprint Cup circuit:
This weekend, finally, the real refs will be back on the sidelines, saving us from any further on-field debacles like the ending to last Monday Night's Packers-Seahawks game. For all the phantom pass-interference calls and overlong instant-replay reviews, certain moments are sure to stick out when, in future years, we look back on the first three weeks of the 2012 season and wonder just what the world happened.
Here are eight dubious ways for us all to remember the stand-ins responsible for imprinting the phrase "simultaneous catch" onto every football fan's brain:
Just seven years removed from the cancelled 2004-05 season, the NHL is moving perilously close to another major work stoppage. The regular season is still scheduled to begin October 11, just two weeks away, but the owners, who locked the players out earlier this month, have now decided to fully cancel the preseason.
This does not bode well if you're a hockey fan.
