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While many people celebrate professional baseball’s greatest home runs, or its best players, we choose to honor the wackiest, most ridiculous, or downright embarrassing things to happen during a game. Some of these, many would like to forget, but we won’t let them. 10. Plague of Midges The Cleveland Indians baseball stadium, and much of [...]
Posted by Gregory Myers on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 12:01 am
Filed under Sports · Tagged baseball, Bizarre, Gregory Myers, hall of fame, hallucinogenic, new york mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, potato, Sports, texas rangers, TopTenz, toronto blue jays, yankees
It’s amazing the number of professional athletes, who are loved and adored by millions, that have been accused of committing the ultimate crime. Some have been guilty, some have not. All, unfortunately, are known more for actions that resulted in the loss of life, than for anything they ever did with a ball. 10. Mike [...]
Posted by Fred Hunt on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 4:30 am
Filed under Crime · Tagged athletes, basketball, boxing, football, Fred Hunt, hockey, michael vick, murder, OJ simpson, ray carruth, Ray Lewis, Sports, TopTenz
Since sixteen and three-quarter billion pro sporting contests take place each year worldwide (give or take,) weird little coincidences take place all the time. For example, it’s our understanding that two different guys named Manning have won three Super Bowls between them since 2006. What are the chances, right? The only more unlikely thing we [...]
Posted by Jason Ward on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 12:01 am
Filed under Sports · Tagged allen degraffenreid, andrew luck, Bryant Young, coincidences, Frank Reich comebacks, Jack Nicklaus, Jason Ward, Junior Bryant, Les Trois Denis, Mark sanchez 666, Redskins predict US elections, Sports, Tampa bay rays perfect games, TopTenz
This is by no means a list that is set in stone. Yet I have taken into account: wins, breakthrough achievements, consistency and fighting intelligence. There will be notable exclusions since I am only listing those who fight or have fought in the UFC. Notable exceptions will be Wanderle Silva, Bas Rutten, Fedor Emilianenko etc., [...]
Posted by Alec Aycinena on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 12:01 am
Filed under People, Sports, Television · Tagged Anderson Silva, boxing, chuck liddell, fighting, ken shamrock, Knockout, KO, mma, randy couture, Sports, tito ortiz, TopTenz, TopTenz.net, wrestler, wrestling
In nearly a century and a half of existence, baseball has inspired uniforms of all different styles and colors. Some have been timeless and classic, some have been ridiculous (the New York Giants emblazoned “World Champions” on their jerseys for an entire year after winning the World Series), and some have been… well, loathsome affronts [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Humor, Sports · Tagged baltimore orioles, baseball, Baseball uniform, Chicago White Sox, Drew Anderson, houston astros, Major League Baseball, miami marlins, New York, New York Giants, Philadelphia, philadelphia phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, san francisco, Seattle, seattle pilots, Sports, ugly uniforms, uniforms
Everyone is superstitious in one way or another. Whether you believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day or that an apple a day will keep the doctor away or if you never walk under ladders, there are superstitions all around us. Some of the most superstitious people around are hockey players. Here’s my [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, People, Sports · Tagged Alexander Ovechkin, anaheim ducks, Atlantic Division, Brendan Shanahan, British Columbia, Burnaby, Darren Pang, Glenn Hall, goalie, goalie equipment, hockey, Ice hockey, Joe Nieuwendyk, Karl Alzner, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, NHL, Northeast Division, Patrick Roy, Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers, Sidney Crosby, Sports, Stanley Cups, Stephan Lebeau, stephane quintal, superstitious player, The NHL, the Stanley Cup, Washington, wayne gretzky
Any soccer fanatic knows that this sport has a way of rousing the emotions within us—either while talking about the sport, watching it on television, or most commonly, while playing it. Though this may be far truer for some of us than others, we’ve all experienced these feelings, ranging from elation to rage, or have [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
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You can’t watch a NASCAR race without seeing at least one crash. And with all the new safety features, such as the HANS device (head and neck support), along with the safer wall barriers at the tracks, it’s still incredible that drivers can walk away without a scratch, even when their cars are completely totaled. [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, June 24, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Everyone loves a good hockey fight, but very rarely do we see goaltenders get into the action. As exciting as it is to see two tough guys drop their gloves, it doesn’t compare to watching two goaltenders leave their creases to scrap. Here’s my top 10 list of the greatest NHL goaltender fights of all [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Trick shots in modern pool are often referred to as artistic pool; it’s entertaining, exciting and requires a high level of skill. But how does one come head and shoulders above the rest in a friendly barroom playoff, or full on pool tournament? Here’s a rundown of the best pool trick shots to ensure players [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Games · Tagged Billiard ball, Billiard table, Carom billiards, Chinese eight-ball, cluster shot, Cowboy pool, cue is thicker than the eye, Cue sports, dollar bill shot, easy as 123, Eddy Felson, Games, just showing off, machine gun 1, machine gun 3, Mike Massey, Pool, Pub games, Russian pyramid, Side Pocket, Sports, Steve Mizerak, the butterfly, The Hustler, Trick shot