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High school football player’s father attacks one of his coaches with ax
Sep 25, 2011, 2:23 PM EDT
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Normally, I wouldn’t expect an ax attack to make the cut here at Off the Bench but when a high school football player’s father decided to attack one of his son’s football coaches with an ax handle, it’s ready-made for this site. It incident occurred in Monterey, Calif., and at this time, no one is…
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Alex Ovechkin gets his own Madame Tussaud’s wax sculpture (photo)
Sep 25, 2011, 12:23 PM EDT
For those of you who want to see Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin in Washington D.C., you have two options. You can either see him play in an NHL game at the Verizon Center or you can go to the famed Madame Tussaud’s wax museum to see a life-like copy of him. Mr. Ovechkin will…
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‘Ain’t no way, yo’, High school quarterback throws improbable touchdown pass (video)
Sep 25, 2011, 9:23 AM EDT
Normally, the term “Hail Mary” is used to describe a long touchdown pass but it might be most aptly used for the below play that happened during a high school football game in Connecticut last Friday. The game was between North Haven and Hillhouse, North Haven quarterback Jalon White appeared to have no chance at…
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Would you trust Phil Mickelson to hit a golf shot over you? (video)
Sep 24, 2011, 6:24 PM EDT
The one thing that I will say about Callaway Golf’s Roger Cleveland is that he has tremendous confidence in the clubs that his company makes. Recently, Roger and PGA pro Phil Mickelson did a video for Mr. Cleveland’s Short Game Showcase where Phil hit a rather amazing lob shot over him with Roger only standing…
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University of Miami football game gets infested by dragonflies
Sep 24, 2011, 4:48 PM EDT
For some reason, I think the football gods didn’t want the University of Miami to face off against Kansas State at Sun Life Stadium in Miami today. First, the game got delayed due to lightning in the area which pushed the start time of the game back a full thirty minutes. After that, a swarm…
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Atlanta Braves outfielder Michael Bourn might be the fastest man in Major League Baseball and during last night’s game against the Washington Nationals, Bourn showed off his trademark speed. It happened in the ninth inning with the Braves up by the score of 5-2, Bourn was on second with Chipper Jones at the plate. Jones…
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Former Tiger Woods mistress Joslyn James to play Tiger Woods 12 for gaming website
Sep 24, 2011, 11:30 AM EDT
It’s been awhile since we heard from former Tiger Woods mistress Joslyn James but she is back in the news as she recently decided to join a website which allows gamers to play video games against porn stars. James will be playing for the site with….you guessed it, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12. Also, did…
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College soccer goalie gets own goal after kicking ball into teammates skull (video)
Sep 24, 2011, 8:35 AM EDT
During my time covering soccer, I’ve seen some pretty terrible own goals but the below clip might be the most painful own goal that I’ve ever seen. It happened in a college soccer match between Oklahoma Baptist University and Mid-America Nazarene University, when OBU goalie Nick Ciliberti tried to clear the ball away from their…
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For motorcycle racer John Van Hoove, he’s had to deal with overcoming odds to do something that he’s love to do. Van Hoove lost his arm when he was seventeen years old in an industrial accident and most likely was never going to get on a motorcycle let alone race them. However, Van Hoove has…
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David Beckham dresses up like Target employee and tries to sell his own cologne (video)
Sep 18, 2011, 3:34 PM EDT
Quickly, could you recognize soccer star David Beckham if he tried to sell you something in person? Recently on an episode of the Ellen DeGeneres show, Ellen sent out Beckham to a Target store to try to sell his new cologne. Beckham did a rather admirable job with Ellen telling him to do some rather…
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Former Jets center gets Super Bowl ring returned after losing it in Hawaii nearly forty years ago
Sep 18, 2011, 1:26 PM EDT
For former New York Jets center John Schmitt (#52 in this file photo), he was the anchor of the 1969 offensive line which pulled the stunning upset over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III and he earned a Super Bowl ring for his hard work. Back in 1971, Schmitt took his family to Hawaii…
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High school football coach resigns after declaring bounty on opposing player
Sep 18, 2011, 11:32 AM EDT
Back in the 1980′s/90′s, it wasn’t odd for allegations to surface that college and professional football coaches placed bounties on opposing players to knock them out of a game. However, I didn’t think in this day and age there would be allegations of it in high school football. In Pennsylvania, a high school football coach…
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Hope Solo and Alex Morgan dance-off for video game commercial (video)
Sep 18, 2011, 9:21 AM EDT
The two most popular names in USA women’s soccer, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan were recently tabbed to do a commercial for the upcoming video game, “Just Dance Summer Party” for the Nintendo Wii. To note, this isn’t the most high-budget of video game commercials as it appeared to be either shot through a web-cam…
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High school cheerleader run over by football player carrying flag..in slow motion (video)
Sep 17, 2011, 5:34 PM EDT
Since the inception of the internet, there have been clips of high school cheerleaders getting knocked down by football player by mistake or accident. The below clip is no exception, it happened before a game in California which pitted San Luis Obispo and Oxnard as a San Luis Obispo cheerleader is minding her own business…
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Florida Marlins teammates lock reliever Jose Ceda in the bullpen bathroom (video)
Sep 17, 2011, 2:45 PM EDT
Remember in junior high school when people would lock people in bathroom stalls just for laughs? Well, its extended to Major League Baseball as members of the Florida Marlins decided to play a prank on rookie relief pitcher Jose Ceda. The Marlins were in Philadelphia and Ceda decided to use the bathroom that is located…
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High school football player charged with battery after beating opponent with helmet
Sep 17, 2011, 12:45 PM EDT
Last week featured a rather dark moment for high school football in Georgia as a Northside Christian football player was charged by police with battery after attacking an opposing player on the field using the opposing player’s helmet. It occurred during their match-up with Loganville Christian Academy as they were trailing by the score of…
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8-year old skateboarding kid pulls off impressive 720 (video)
Sep 17, 2011, 10:45 AM EDT
Back in the rather grand year that was 1985, skateboarding legend and video-game mogul Tony Hawk pulled off what was believed to be the first ever 720 aerial and people were impressed to say the least. Now, the 720 aerial almost seems like child’s play. Eight-year old skateboarder Evan Doherty was filming himself attempting the…
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Alex Morgan throws first pitch at Royals game, not too shabby (video)
Sep 17, 2011, 8:24 AM EDT
As her teammate Hope Solo was being serenaded by an MLS player, USA women’s soccer forward Alex Morgan was prepping for an appearance at Kauffman Stadium to throw out the first pitch at the Kansas City Royals/Chicago White Sox game on Thursday night. The below video shows the lead up to the pitch as Morgan…
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It was like any other typical September day back in 2001, the sun was shining through most of the United States and in New York City; the weather was to be described as picturesque. The world of sports had many interesting story-lines to start the day off, Michael Jordan was being rumored to return to…
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High school football game cancelled due to Mexican drug cartel threats
Sep 11, 2011, 3:01 PM EDT
One of the ongoing problems that people in Mexico have to face everyday is dealing with drug cartels who generally cause harm to others as they try to smuggle illegal drugs in and out of the country. Now, those drug cartels are even threatening high school football teams. A game between Monterrey Tech and Stony…
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Pac-12 changes USC/Utah final score, sportsbooks forced to choose which score to use
Sep 11, 2011, 1:29 PM EDT
Yesterday, a rather bizarre ending occurred in the USC/Utah college football game as the final score of the game was changed from 17-14 to 23-14 due to a referee error costing the Trojans a late touchdown. To most, the decision didn’t matter but for the sports gamblers out there, it was the difference between winning…
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As we enter the first weekend of the NFL season, most of us want to know who is going to win the Super Bowl but we have the answer to one of the more burning questions, “Who is the NFL’s most handsome team?” The Wall Street Journal decided to figure out just that as they…
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Florida rapper Pearly Whites does ‘chompionship remix’ of popular song ‘Gator Bait’ (video)
Sep 11, 2011, 9:31 AM EDT
Back in the glorious year of 2006, Florida rapper Pearly Whites decided to do a rap tribute song to his favorite team, the Florida Gators and called the song, “Gator Bait“. The song grew in popularity and since then, Pearly Whites has done two other remixes of the song prior to this year. For this…
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College basketball recruit turns down Baylor because of their ‘ugly colors’
Sep 10, 2011, 6:32 PM EDT
In the world that is college basketball, recruiting a player to play for your university is one of the toughest things coaches have to go through. Since you’re talking with high school kids, even the smallest thing might prevent them from signing with your school. The University of Baylor was trying to recruit Sylvan Hills…
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Aaron Rodgers look-alike drops new tune called ‘Quarterback Copycat’ (video)
Sep 10, 2011, 1:44 PM EDT
Recently, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been the toast of the town in Green Bay and it wouldn’t surprise me that people would want to be or look just like him. A band from Madison, Wisconsin named The Lucas Cates Band decided to do a dedication to Mr. Rodgers in the form of…
