At their best, sports are a tribute to the human spirit and an honorable competition between two athletes or teams. At their worst, however, they can expose sports figures as unethical, filled with greed and willing to anything it takes to win. Here’s a look at the worst incidents in professional sports history. Keep in [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 7:33 am
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1. Gabe Kaplan
Comedian, actor, TV-host and professional poker player. Started playing poker professionally in the late Seventies and have over $1.3 in tournament earnings. He is also the host of the popular TV-show “High-stakes poker”.
Posted by TopTenz Master on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 9:09 am
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Few things can electrify a home crowd or silence the stadium like a home run in baseball. While other sports have their big moments: a dunk in basketball, a penalty kick in soccer or the Hail Mary in football, the home run stands tall in sports history. Read along and see if you can remember [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 10:36 pm
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Who doesn’t root for the underdog, unless of course, the underdog is playing your favorite team. America loves an upset and that is why many upsets of become legendary with books being written and films being made to document the amazing feat that is an upset. And while upsets usually involve a team, we have [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 7:19 pm
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Everyone loves board games, right? Right? I mean, we all have fond memories of playing with our kids, parents, Uncles, Aunts and friends, don’t we? Actually, when you stop and think about it, you probably didn’t like playing board games as much as you thought. Now, its all coming back. A nice, friendly game that [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Friday, June 20, 2008 at 1:04 am
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