Per the AP, Rutgers has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after ESPN obtained a video that showed him verbally and physically abusing players, even throwing basketballs at their heads. Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti originally saw the footage in November [...]
A 50-year-old Welshman is proving that it’s never too late to become an athletic star after his incredible ball-juggling skills became an Internet sensation. Andrew Cassidy may not be your typical soccer freestyler, but he still has enough tricks up [...]
April 2, 2013
Breaking Fresh
It was just another day at school for a wheelchair bound football fan while he anxiously awaited delivery of the replica jersey of his favorite player, Rob Gronkowski of the… READ ON
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Philadelphia sports fans could use some “brotherly love” these days. The 76ers’ basketball season is practically over — some say it was doomed ever since the trade for Andrew Bynum. The Eagles, meanwhile, had their worst NFL finish since 1998. On the ice [...]
Maria Toorpakai Wazir grew up in the Waziristan region of Pakistan, a place where girls were not allowed to play sports and were expected to cover up their bodies, writes the BBC. But Maria was determined to break through these [...]
March 25, 2013
Breaking Fresh
The budding romance between Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn is “a carefully crafted public relations move” to rehabilitate the golfer’s image while boosting the Olympic skier’s fame, according to a… READ ON
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In mid-March 2009, less than two months after being sworn in as President, Brarack Obama filled out his bracket for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. As he explained his picks to ESPN’s Andy Katz, the president displayed some deft knowledge [...]
March 20, 2013
Breaking Fresh
It’s been a particularly cold and snowy winter this year in Europe. But while temperatures are slowly starting to creep upwards, a couple of sports enthusiasts decided to make the most of winter’s last gasp earlier this month and headed [...]
Reunited, and it feels so … blah!
With his new girlfriend, Olympian skier Lindsey Vonn waiting in his Mercedes nearby, Tiger Woods crossed paths with ex-wife Elin Nordegren Monday for… READ ON
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A British climber had a miraculous escape after plummeting 100 feet down a rocky mountain face. Safety consultant Mark Roberts captured the hair-raising fall on his helmet camera and has since published the footage online. The film shows him hurtling [...]
March 13, 2013
Breaking Fresh