A new study supports recommendations that young athletes delay specialization in running, focus instead on ‘multidirectional’ sports.
Sports like soccer and basketball are better for young athletes’ bones than running alone.
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Belgian cyclist caught cheating at World Championship with tiny electric motor hidden inside bike frame
On Saturday, January 30, 2016, cycling officials detained the bicycle ridden by 19-year-old Belgium rider, Femke Van den Driessche. Indeed, Driessche’s bicycle was unique. Inside the frame of the bicycle, officials found a tiny electrical motor capable of providing 110 watts of assistive power to the bike’s pedals. It is the first official case of…
NFL freak of nature (Odell Beckham) makes greatest catch in NFL football history.
With his gargantuan 10-inch hands, Giants rookie wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. made this touchdown catch on November 23, 2014 in a game against the Dallas Cowboys. Many sportscasters, including Sports Illustrated’ s Peter King, are calling it the “greatest catch ever”. On a long bomb by Eli Manning, Beckham was racing down the sideline…
Take it like a man
Ten seconds of light – mysterious beam of light shines down on body of boxer killed in ring (1913)
On May 24, 1913, up-and-coming boxer Luther McCarty kissed his wife and young son goodbye and headed from his home in Wild Horse Canyon, Nebraska to the boxing ring in Calgary, Alberta where the heavyweight hopeful would face his next opponent, Arthur Pelkey. The match would not proceed beyond the first round and the boxing…
Entertaining mascot
Just kidding…
Heart wrenching, but adorable at the same time. Watch the young lady’s funny reaction after her father’s excitement dies down and he lets her know he was just kidding.
Check out these gnarly skateboarding mice as they grind coping and do aerials in their mini skateboard park
First Australian Shane Willmott spent 10 years teaching his pet mice how to surf. Now these radical rodents are grinding the coping at their own mini-skatepark and the photos of their gnarly skate sessions are nothing short of mind-blowing.
Soccer fans stone, disremember and decapitate referee after bad call in Brazilian match.
Next year Brazil is set to host two of the biggest soccer matches in history (the 2016 Olympics and the World Cup) and given this week’s show of raw emotion, we’re not sure whether we should be excited or fear for our lives. In a northern Brazil soccer game last week, referee Otávio Jordão da…
Miami wins “stupid” award – nearly knocks the heads off LeBron James and others in celebratory parade.
After an NBA title win, tradition dictates a”championship parade” where your million-dollar star athletes are paraded through the city in celebration of the victory. Parade route planning ensures the best possible vantage points for the fans to view their beloved heroes. Yesterday Miami Heat took additional honors in our very own “stupidity” contest by placing…
