At 13 years old, most kids have a few years of recreation league football, baseball, basketball or soccer experience under their belts. Maybe they even have the beginnings of a trophy collection on the shelf at home. At age 13, Peter Lenz was an accomplished motorcycle road racer, racking up some...
Percy Harvin is the first-round draft choice out of the University of Florida by the Minnesota Vikings and has been named as the offensive rookie of the NFL in the last season. Percy Harvin made headlines today when he collapsed on the field during practice. The weird thing is that Percy Harvin...
Commotio cordis Commotio cordis is a Latin term which translates to "agitation of the heart." Commotio cordis is the sudden disruption of heart function which results from a direct blow to the chest during a critical cycle of a heart beat. Commotio cordis is a rare medical phenomenon discovered...
Randall Cunningham's two year old son dies as a result of a terrible hot tub accident. The former UNLV record breaking player and 16 year NFL quarterback suffered a terrible loss on June 29, 2010. Cunningham's son, Christian, was found floating in the family's backyard hot tub at the...
http://www.visitashbourne.co.uk/ashbourne-royal-shrovetide-football/ There are plenty of sports out there, and plenty of weird sports at that; Aussie Rules Football for instance, or boot tossing. However, there are none in the world as bizarre, as unhinged and downright potty as the ten sports...
As the summer wanes and fall begins, many look forward to celebrating the long weekend Labor Day offers. America’s Labor Day is observed every first Monday in September and has evolved since it first originated during 1882. Arguments exist regarding who first introduced Labor Day with some...
Ben Roethlisberger, the scandal prone quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, is facing rumors of a possible engagement. Speculation abounds that the NFL player dubbed "Big Ben" popped the question to Ashley Harlan on Christmas Day. The July wedding news between Roethlisberger and Harlan...
Super Bowl XLIII is a lock for classic game status. Is it better than last year's big game? Probably not. It's hard to beat the ultimate David and Goliath game between the perfect Patriots and underdog Giants. That Super Bowl was close throughout and it ended up being one of the biggest upsets...
Universally and instantly recognizable, the President of the United States – the heads of state and government of the world’s largest superpower, the commander–in-chief of the US Armed Forces, the omnipotent and oft-termed “Leader of the Free World” – requires no long-winded or flowery introduction. What does require clarification, however, are the notions of “smartness” and “dumbness”.
A free kick in soccer, as the name suggests is the act of freely kicking the ball in a specific direction without the threat of an instant opposition. In soccer or football, there are two kinds of free kicks. 1. Direct free kick2. Indirect free kick Direct free kickA direct free kick is awarded...
