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Unspeakable Sports Tragedies

Brandon Cohn — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:28:18 +0000

Sometimes we forget that sports are only for entertainment purposes. It seems that there are times when people place more of an emphasis on their favorite teams then what really matters in life. What should matter the most are people's lives.

Dan Wheldon 1978-2011

Chad Middleton — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:08:39 +0000

When people decide to become race car drivers, they expect to have a long successful career. These drivers have nerves of steel and they are fearless. In the Izod Indy Racing League they can reach speeds of over 220 mph. It takes a lot of guts to get behind the wheel of any car that can move that fast.

Never do they think about having their life cut short by dying on the track. More to the point, going airborne into a safety fence and bursting into a fiery ball of flames.

Sadly that is what happened today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when we lost Dan Wheldon.

IndyCar Driver Dan Wheldon Dies in Fiery Pileup [PHOTO, VIDEO]

Danny Groner — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:30:48 +0000

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed on Sunday after his car collided with others during the IndyCar Series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His death was pronounced approximately two hours after he was airlifted to University Medical Center.