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San Francisco Giants Aubrey Huff’s offseason workout regime: Pilates
Jan 8, 2012, 10:43 AM EDT
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As Major League Baseball is currently on winter break, San Francisco Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff is spending his time getting his body right. The Giants star has recently decided to take up Pilates again to help him get in shape for the season and from his account, it seems to be working: Huff’s wife…
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Recently, there has been an influx of parents pulling pranks on their kids to try to make them YouTube stars by filming their reactions. However, you don’t need to have your kids lose their minds to make them YouTube stars as evidenced by the below video of this three year old San Jose Sharks fan.…
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Miami Marlins pitcher Mark Buehrle can’t live in Miami-Dade county because of pitbull ban
Jan 7, 2012, 4:30 PM EDT
As Miami Marlins pitcher Mark Buehrle relocates himself from his former home in Chicago to his new home in Miami, an interesting situation has arisen that will prevent them from living in Miami-Dade county. Buehrle and his wife Jamie cannot live in the area because of a pitbull ban enacted in 1989, which prevents their…
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The ‘What Would Tim Tebow Do’ license plate does it exist (photo)
Jan 7, 2012, 2:43 PM EDT
You knew it was only going to be a matter of time until some Tim Tebow fanatic would decide to use a custom license plate to display their Tebow fandom to passing motorists and the world. In honor of the “What Would Jesus Do?” slogan, this license plate from a Toyota Corolla in Virginia holds…
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For those of you thinking about proposing to your significant other on the Jumbotron during a sporting event, let the below video be a warning to you of what could possibly happen. This incident happened at a recent UCLA/Richmond men’s college basketball game as a UCLA fan decided to propose to his girlfriend on the…
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For those of you attempting to pull off a successful “Tebowing”, may I please suggest that doing it on top of a bar while being a little bit intoxicated isn’t the greatest call in the book. The below video has been making the rounds on the Internet and it shows an individual wearing a cowboy…
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MLB’s Jack Wilson tries to kick a football to a friend on a jet ski (video)
Jan 7, 2012, 8:34 AM EDT
For veteran shortstop Jack Wilson, he is currently looking for a new Major League Baseball team to play for. However in the meantime, he decided to do something else with his vacation time. Wilson and some of his friends were out boating one day when a brilliant idea came to mind. One of those buddies…
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Newark airport authorities seize over four pounds of cocaine stuffed in deflated soccer balls
Jan 1, 2012, 3:29 PM EDT
For people trying to smuggle drugs into the United States, they have found a bevy of creative ways to try to hide drugs from the authorities. However, this is the first time that I’ve heard them using sports equipment to try to hide the illegal goods. Earlier in the week, customs agents at Newark Liberty…
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Floyd Mayweather allegedly bet $1 million dollars on New England Patriots to beat Tim Tebow’s Broncos
Jan 1, 2012, 2:02 PM EDT
As boxer Floyd Mayweather gets ready to start his 90-day prison sentence on January 6th for domestic abuse, he’s might be enjoying the spoils of a recent Tim Tebow defeat. It is being rumored that Mayweather placed a one million dollar bet at M resort in Las Vegas that the Denver Broncos would lose to…
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Alligator prank at Michigan State football practice goes terribly wrong
Jan 1, 2012, 12:20 PM EDT
The Michigan State football team is set to play Georgia in the Outback bowl on Monday and head coach Mark Dantonio decided to lighten up his team and pull a prank on them during Thursday’s practice in Tampa, Florida. Coach Dantonio brought a live alligator to practice and wanted to surprise the players/coaching staff by…
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Miami Dolphins Reggie Bush buys Segways for entire offensive line (photos)
Jan 1, 2012, 10:01 AM EDT
In other Segway-related news, Miami Dolphins running back Reggie Bush rushed for a 1,000 yards this season for the first time in his career. After reaching that plateau, Bush decided that his offensive lineman needed to be rewarded for their effort and he decided to buy them all a special. Yesterday, Bush gave the Segways…
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Segway-riding cricket cameraman runs into helmet, crashes to the ground (video)
Jan 1, 2012, 8:33 AM EDT
If you’re an Australian cricket fan, you know of Channel 9 cameraman Joe Previtera who usually films some of his shots on a Segway before the matches. During a recent match between Australia and India, Joe was minding own business filming the Australian side but didn’t notice that keeper Brad Haddin accidentally left his helmet…
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Tim Tebow was fined by teammates for each day ‘Play Tebow’ billboard was up
Dec 31, 2011, 3:03 PM EDT
Remember that pro-Tebow billboard put up in Denver urging John Fox to start him? Well, it appears that Tim’s Denver Broncos teammates weren’t exactly kind to him when it was put up. Apparently, some of his teammates decided to start fining Tebow unless he spoke out against the billboard: Jeff Darlington of NFL Network reports…
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Cleveland car dealer to give away free cars if Browns shutout Steelers
Dec 31, 2011, 1:48 PM EDT
Over a week ago, Off The Bench covered a story about a Chicago car dealer who promised free cars if the Chicago Bears shutout the Green Bay Packers in their week 16 match-up. It appears now that a Cleveland-area car dealer has decided to pull off the same guarantee if the Browns find a way…
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Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly spotted in Paris together, are they back on?
Dec 31, 2011, 12:05 PM EDT
Back in August, when Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and actress Minka Kelly broke up, a nation mourned the loss of one of their favorite sports power couples. However for those of you who were fans of “Derinka”, Life & Style magazine is stating they might be back together as the two were spotted at a…
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Reality TV star Snooki starts ‘Team Snooki’ boxing venture
Dec 31, 2011, 10:29 AM EDT
When not chasing after juiceheads or partying on the Jersey Shore, reality television star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is a very successful businesswoman. Recently, Snooki has decided to enter the world of athletics and started a promotional boxing venture which recently signed three fighters to “Team Snooki Boxing”: Team Snooki Boxing will feature three Irish brothers,…
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Edmonton Oil Kings ‘All I Want For Christmas’ video is interesting (video)
Dec 31, 2011, 8:25 AM EDT
I know, I know. Christmas time has already past but when I came across the below video of the Edmonton Oil Kings minor league hockey team lip-synching to “All I Want For Christmas”, it needs to be shared with the world. To call it a little cheesy would be an understatement and some of the…
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Bill Cosby is still enamored with Tim Tebow and his ‘Tebowing’ powers
Dec 25, 2011, 2:46 PM EDT
A couple weeks back, well-known comedian Bill Cosby decided to post a video on YouTube about his upcoming trip to Denver and to talk about that Tim Tebow guy. After the video was posted, Cosby decided to continue his pro-Tebow stance in an interview with the Christian Post where he defends Tebow against the evils…
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There might not be a more recognizable NFL-related paraphernalia than the Pittsburgh Steelers “Terrible Towel”. However, what happens when you forget to bring it with you to the game or Steelers–related function? There is now an application for Steelers fans with Ipads/Iphones to always have the towel on hand and it’s called…you guessed it, “Terrible…
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Yesterday, we featured tennis professional Gael Monfils dancing to LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem and well, it appears that the trend of professional tennis players dancing doesn’t just stop at him. American tennis star Andy Roddick was recently in attendance for an event hosted by the Bobby Bones Show of Kiss 96.7 in Austin, Texas. During…
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The Minnesota Timberwolves rookie hazing includes dance-off (video)
Dec 25, 2011, 8:28 AM EDT
As a new rookie class gets their first taste of NBA action today, some of them had to deal with hazing by their teammates and coaches for being the new kid on the block. The Minnesota Timberwolves had a rather unique way of hazing their rookies as some of the veterans made the three rookies…
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Cincinnati Bengals Jerome Simpson pulls off amazing flip for a touchdown (video)
Dec 24, 2011, 3:18 PM EDT
As we near the final hours before Christmas, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson decided to give all the Bengals and NFL fans a gift with this amazing full flip touchdown. At first, it appeared to be a simple reception by Simpson as Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington was going to stop Simpson short of…
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Robin Ventura makes little girl’s wish come true, acts with her in theater production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ (video)
Dec 24, 2011, 2:56 PM EDT
Since we are in the season of giving, here is the story of Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura who decided to help make a little girl’s dream come true. Nine-year-old Emily Beazley is a Chicago White Sox fan who has stage three Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Emily’s only wish was to act in a play.…
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When the idea of Santa Claus is brought up to most young children, they usually have a positive reaction to the man who rides around in a sleigh and gives them presents on Christmas. However as a child, Alabama head football coach Nick Saban might have had a different reaction to Jolly Old Saint Nick…
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College student hits $25,000 half-court shot, celebrates by ‘Tebowing’ (video)
Dec 24, 2011, 10:34 AM EDT
As the whole “Tebowing” phenomenon continues to pick up speed, it doesn’t surprise me that college students are picking up on this fad and recently, one student in particular decided to do it after making a half-court shot for $25,000. The student in question is University of Florida senior Brian Grundt who was randomly selected…
