Another triathlon drops official sanctioning so Lance Armstrong can compete (and he won)
Oct 8, 2012, 2:10 PM EDT
AP Make that two straight triathlon wins for Lance Armstrong, as the former seven-time Tour de France winner tackled and conquered the Rev3 Half Full Triathlon in Elliott City, Md., on Sunday. As you know, Armstrong has been banned from biking, running or swimming against other humans by the U.S. anti-doping agency because of past misdeeds with certain chemicals. But while he can’t compete in USADA-sanctioned events, there’s nothing to stop him when an event drops its sanctioning.
That’s what Rev3 did, and many other events are following suit in order to get Armstrong to compete with them. The Rev3 race raised funds for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.
Those are Armstrong’s 10-year-old twin daughters in the photo there, who joined him for the last few strides toward the finish. Armstrong finished the 70-mile race in 4:10:55.566. Louis Therien of Gatineau, Quebec was second in 4:29:04.850.
“I would love to duke it out with the best of the best on that bike course,” Armstrong said of the Ellicott City course.
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Man wins contest with 1,755-pound pumpkin … we demand steroid investigation
Oct 10, 2012, 12:34 PM EDT
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The Great Pumpkin lives, if you believe! You may know Half Moon Bay, Calif., as home of the Mavericks Surf Championship, but to me it’s the Land of Giant Pumpkins. Each year at this bucolic town’s Pumpkin Festival, the giant gourds are rolled out in glorious competition … and the 2012 winner weighed in at…
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Guy who ran onto field during Giants-Reds NLDS game has been arrested before
Oct 10, 2012, 11:14 AM EDT
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His name is Rives “Rick” Grogan Jr., and his game is anti-abortion protesting. Grogan was tackled by cops and arrested for running onto the field with a Mitt Romney sign at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati on Tuesday during the NLDS — but this was by no means the first time he’s been in handcuffs.…
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Romney leads Obama in poll of fans who run onto field before NLDS games
Oct 10, 2012, 10:06 AM EDT
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It’s Oct. 10 and the Giants are still playing baseball, which means life is good for me. Life is not so good for this Mitt Romney supporter, however, who was tackled by police and taken to baseball jail after running onto the field with a Romney campaign sign at Great American Ballpark Tuesday night. Figures…
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It was inevitable, I suppose. Patricia Krentcil, better known as the Tannning Mom after her arrest earlier this year for allegedly taking her six-year-old daughter with her into a tanning booth, has challenged Octomom Nadya Suleman to a boxing match. No Mayweather-Pacquiao, so we get this instead? I’m very disappointed in you, America. “I could…
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I haven’t been to very many wedding receptions where the bride and groom were toasted with Gatorade, but this may have been an exception. Katie Holmes and Eric Johansson were married at the 20-mile mark of the Portland Marathon on Saturday, and finished the final 6.2 miles of the race as man and wife. The…
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You can dodge a wrench, but you can’t dodge this amazing dodgeball highlight (video)
Oct 9, 2012, 5:46 PM EDT
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to witness the greatest happening in sport: sudden-death dodgeball. Actually it’s not sudden death, but I wanted to get in a line from the movie Dodgeball. What it is is a pretty slick dodge/kill by the guy in the blue t-shirt, who shows impressive ninja skills. Enjoy. Caution: Some mild NSFW…
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Couple to sell rare football card to pay for fertilization treatment
Oct 9, 2012, 3:29 PM EDT
After two unsuccessful in-vitro fertilization procedures, a Houston couple is hoping that Barry Sanders can help them have a baby. Wait, what? Todd Nelkin, 45, is selling his 1999 Donruss Elite Passing the Torch Autograph card with Walter Payton and Barry Sanders’ signatures to help pay for the $20,000 IVF treatment. The card is graded…
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Abort! Abort! Record supersonic parachute jump postponed due to high wind
Oct 9, 2012, 2:23 PM EDT
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Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has a simple plan: climb into a space capsule that’s attached to a helium balloon, soar 23 miles above the surface of the Earth and then jump out. His hurtling body should break the sound barrier, which would make him the first to reach supersonic speed in free fall. Godspeed, you…
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Former light welterweight world champion Amir Khan KOs would-be carjacker
Oct 9, 2012, 1:37 PM EDT
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Amir Khan has a new trainer and has just announced his return to the ring — the former welterweight world champion from England will meet unbeaten American Carlos Molina in Los Angeles on Dec 15. So as a tuneup, Khan pummeled a gang of would-be car thieves in Birmingham, UK on Monday. According to The…
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Flip this boat: Team USA preparing for America’s Cup in an unusual manner (video)
Oct 9, 2012, 12:16 PM EDT
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Hey Larry Ellison, I think you’re doing it wrong. Yep, that’s the Oracle Team USA catamaran skippered by James Spithill, and owned by Oracle CEO Ellison, that’s more or less upside down in San Francisco Bay on Saturday. The boat capsized while competing in the America’s Cup World Series. This is the boat that will…
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CM Punk punches a fan in the stands on Monday Night Raw (video)
Oct 9, 2012, 11:11 AM EDT
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Of course it’s tough to know if this was actually staged, but it looks real, so you be the judge, I guess. It’s CM Punk during Monday Night Raw, as he’s standing in an aisle in the middle of the stands (for some reason) as Vince McMahon is upbraiding him from the ring. Suddenly some…
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Iowa football coach accused of violating school bullying policy by making players run as discipline
Oct 9, 2012, 10:06 AM EDT
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Late to practice? Go run a few laps … unless you’re in Iowa, then don’t worry about it. Here, please enjoy this “Better late than never” cookie. The time-honored practice of coaches making players run as a disciplinary measure may be on its way out in at least one state. An investigative report by the…
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Apparently there’s a world backflip record, and this high school cheerleader just broke it
Oct 9, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
I’m always relieved when high school cheerleaders use their powers for good instead of evil, and this appears to be one of these times. Meet Miranda Ferguson, a junior at the all-girls Hockaday School in Dallas, TX. Miranda was goofing around one day at cheerleading practice and did 25 consecutive backflips — or handsprings, in…
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Tim Tebow tweets that tonight is the 666th MNF game … what does it mean?
Oct 8, 2012, 6:39 PM EDT
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The facts are these: 1. Tim Tebow noted on Twitter that tonight is the 666th Monday Night Football game telecast. 2. According to the Book of Revelation (13:17-18), the number 666 is the number of the beast, a hell creature associated with an apocalyptic vision. 3. Tebow has been known to read the Bible from…
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First of all, yes, I’m using a photo of Lindsey Vonn with Tim Tebow at the ESPYs. Got a problem with that? Second, I see no reason why Lindsey Vonn shouldn’t be allowed to compete against men — Danica Patrick does it, and Vonn crashes a lot less than she does. Vonn, a four-time World…
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Another triathlon drops official sanctioning so Lance Armstrong can compete (and he won)
Oct 8, 2012, 2:10 PM EDT
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Make that two straight triathlon wins for Lance Armstrong, as the former seven-time Tour de France winner tackled and conquered the Rev3 Half Full Triathlon in Elliott City, Md., on Sunday. As you know, Armstrong has been banned from biking, running or swimming against other humans by the U.S. anti-doping agency because of past misdeeds…
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Reunion videos of servicemen surprising their families at sporting events never get old, and never will
Oct 8, 2012, 1:05 PM EDT
Sergeant First Class Scott Faile has served in Iraq and several other locations overseas, and apparently his family has moved many times over the years in connection with his service. On Saturday at the Georgia-South Carolina game, his wife and two kids were honored at halftime, and got to see a video of Sgt. Faile…
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Ohio State marching band’s inspiring halftime tribute to Nintendo video games (video)
Oct 8, 2012, 11:12 AM EDT
There isn’t a national poll for college marching bands of which I’m aware, but there probably should be just so they could rank Ohio State No. 1 this week. It was halftime of the Buckeyes’ game with Nebraska, and TBDMBITL (The Best Damn Marching Band In The Land) performed an inspired tribute to Nintendo video…
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Tote my wife, please: Finland dominates Wife Carrying Championships once again (video)
Oct 8, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
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Fun fact: only two countries have ever won the World Wife Carrying Championships — Estonia (11 times) and Finland (five). What makes these nations so adept at wife carrying? My guess is their Viking roots. And now, Finland has come to the U.S. and won our version of the event, as Taisto Miettinen and Kristina…
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Cleveland Browns Brandon Weeden throws illegal touchdown pass after passing it twice
Oct 7, 2012, 4:25 PM EDT
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It seems like the Cleveland Browns just can’t catch a break this season as a blowout loss to the New York Giants sent them to a record of 0-5. Rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden pulled off a rare-feat during said game by throwing a touchdown pass that was disallowed because he threw the ball twice. It…
