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Dynamo Minsk Players Honor Lokomotiv Team
Members of the Kontinental Hockey League’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl were flying to Minsk for their season opener when their plane crashed soon after takeoff on Wednesday. Forty-three passengers died, including nearly all of Lokomotiv’s players and coaching staff, in one of the greatest tragedies to ever hit the hockey community.
On Thursday night, Dynamo Minsk players still skated out on the ice of the
The Onion: Sports Guys Talk Ryan Brothers Kissing & Cowboys Destined to Lose
Love the new feature on The Onion: Get Out Of My Face (GOOMF) that does such a great job talking sports. Move over PTI and ATH! “NFL-Yeah”, baby!”
Coastal Carolina Coach David Bennett Wants Dogs on His Team [VIDEO]
Football is back! The big hits. The big passes. And the big speeches — for which we don’t know if Coach David Bennett’s qualifies, but his is still awesome. Coach Bennett coaches the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, and he doesn’t like cats as much as he likes dogs.
What If Spelling Bees Worked Like the BCS? [VIDEO]
Well-done and funny video taking a look at some of the interesting twists of the Bowl Championship Series. I don’t agree with everything Sean Keeley and Sanjeev Tandle have to say, but they say it very well!
Anger Management: Andy Roddick Gets Mad, Spews at US Open Due To Wet Court [VIDEO]
As Fark.com sports puts it: “You know, you would think getting to nail Brooklyn Decker every night would do wonders for someone’s disposition, but…guess not.”
Great Football Moment: Summit High’s First-Ever Play is Awesome! [VIDEO]
Summit High School is the new school on the block in Williamson County, TN. But rather than making local news for getting shoved around by older, more established schools, Summit is making WORLD-WIDE news for this — which just happens to be the school’s first-ever play.
Amazing Soccer Goal Scored From Team’s Own Half of Field [VIDEO]
WARNING! Gratuitous soccer story alert! We know the Beautiful Game isn’t everyone’s cup o’ tea, but you should watch this bomb from Coleraine’s Johnny Black. Where is Coleraine? I have no freaking clue. I just know this is a golaso.
Soccer Star Phillippe Senderos’ Slip of the Tongue [VIDEO]
Just call this “When English As a Second Language Goes Wrong”. On an international ESPN soccer show, Fulham’s Phillippe Senderos talked about the aggressive defensive style of a fellow English Premiere League star. It left egg — and, hopefully, ONLY egg — on Senderos’ face…
Yahoo! Sports: Jailed U. of Miami Booster Nevin Shapiro Rips Hurricanes’ Program
Courtesy: LSUfreak
The U in “The U” now stands for “Uh-oh”. Also “Uncorked”, “Undone”, and “Under Investigation”.
Here’s friend of SportsTalk, “Glory Road” and “Death to the BCS” author Dan Wetzel explaining Yahoo! Sports amazingly detailed investigation into former University of Miami booster and convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro’s claims that he bankrolled Hurricane athletes in the school’s
11-Year-Old Makes Amazing Shot at a Hockey Game, Wins $50,000! [VIDEO]
Nate Smith, an 11-year-old from Minnesota, made the shot of the year in hockey — and the season hasn’t even started yet! Nate’s twin brother bought the ticket, but when it came time for the contest he wasn’t around. Nate took his place, which was a good thing. Nate put the three-inch puck through a 3.5-inch hole…and won $50,000! Here’s the CNN report.