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Since the beginning of time sports and competition have been a foundation in all societies. From the Roman gladiators to the modern day sports heroes one thing is constant. Children and adults alike look up to these men and woman. With the epidemic of steroids, human growth hormone, and performance enhancing drugs in sports the [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Friday, February 13, 2009 at 2:05 am
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One of the things that sets humans apart from other mammals is our sense of competition. In fact, we’re so born and bred to compete, that we’ve started coming up with the strangest events. Enjoy this list of the top 10 strangest competitions.
10. Wife Carrying
For whatever reason, the Finnish decided to invent a sport that [...]
Posted by Katherine Watt on Monday, January 5, 2009 at 7:36 am
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Injuries in sports are nothing to laugh about. Normally. Sometimes, however, athletes just do something on or off the field that is so unusual, so hard to believe, that you can’t help but laugh. Here’s our picks for the 10 dumbest sports injuries of all time.
10. Sammy Sosa
Sosa’s one of the top home run hitters [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 4:12 pm
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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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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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We can all understand the reasons to root for a team, but what goes into truly despising and hating a team so much that we expend energy on praying and wishing for them to lose? It would seems success breeds contempt and a loathing we can’t deny. You’ll find 10 successful sports teams that many [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 7:20 am
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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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Many college footballs players dream of making it to the NFL. While only a fraction of the those who play college football eventually play on Sundays there were a lot of “sure” bets that failed to live up to expectation or just simply failed due to injury or lack of talent. Here is the top [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 8:00 am
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