Dodgers file for bankruptcy protection
• RawStory.comMajor League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection Monday in an effort to restructure its debt, court documents showed.
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Las Vegas Sees Obama Second Term as Solid. Wanna Bet?
• Sportsbook.comBetting odds in Las Vegas have been a sports standard (and a tight one at that) for a long time. At this point, they have Obama hands down as winner in 2012. No one else comes close.
Soccer player sues Murdoch’s UK newspaper over hacking scandal
• RawStory.comManchester United great Ryan Giggs became the latest celebrity to take legal action against the News of the World over allegedly hacking into his mobile phone, his lawyer announced on Wednesday.
Mathematics Reveals New Approach To The Perfect Putt
• http://www.technologyreview.com/A mathematical analysis of golf ball trajectories along a flat gradient reveals a new and simple strategy for judging the perfect putt
Powersports for Board Riders
• http://www.youtube.com/This is a promo video for scarpar's prototype before the design for manufacture phase they are in now. The design for the release product is quite different to this, but the vid's pretty cool!
A Landing Pad For Skiers
• Ryan Bradley via PopSci.comThey created a 15-by-20-by-5-foot vinyl-and-nylon landing pad that contained two inflatable chambers. The upper chamber was sealed, while the four-foot-high lower chamber had valves that released a controlled amount of air on impact.
Shaquille O'Neal says he's retiring
• http://www.upi.com/BOSTON, June 1 (UPI) -- Boston Celtics center Shaquille O'Neal announced Wednesday he is retiring after 19 years in the NBA.
NFL Lockout Ordered Lifted By Judge
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A federal judge has sided with NFL players and granted their request for a preliminary injunction to lift the lockout.
Before Manny Became Manny: The Story Behind One of the Most Controversial Men in Baseball.
• http://www.nytimes.com/Hero. Cheat. Prodigy. Ingrate. Free spirit. Knucklehead. Hall of Famer. Pariah. Enigma. Manny Ramirez, one of the great right-handed hitters of his generation, who retired from baseball this month.
‘Robot journalist’ out-writes human sports reporter
• Kase Wickman via The Raw StorySomewhere in the greater Washington D.C. area, there's a sportswriter for GWSports.com who likely wants to crawl under his or her desk and not come out for a while, lest they be mocked for being bested by a robot.
World-Record Jump Attempt Set for Indianapolis 500
• wired.comThe iconic Indianapolis 500 will celebrate its 100th anniversary this Memorial Day weekend, but a crew of stunt drivers, engineers and construction experts is banking on a side spectacle that’ll amaze fans as much as the race itself.
CONNECTING THE DOTS
It's not your age that counts in a race for your life!
Frosty Wooldridge"Friends, you're not going to believe this, but two racers are still out on the course, and they're battling for second to last place," he said. "Right now, 69 year old John Haglan is leading 71 year old Martha Gingrich."
Remember Jordan Decker? FreedomsPhoenix Readers' Champion
• jordankickboxing.comFreedomsPhoenix Readers helped send Jordan to Scotland to become World Champion in his class... now he's kicking ass in the adult class. VIDEO
A Critical Battle Over The Sports Economics Model
• blogs.forbes.comA critical battle is underway challenging the very heart of the professional sports economics model — and it is not the NFL labor negotiations.
CONNECTING THE DOTS
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BICYCLE RIDE ADDRESSING LIFE CONCEPTS
Frosty WooldridgeNature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
Pittsburgh wins Super Bowl in pension liabilities and stadium shenanigans
Menckens GhostIn this era of bread, circuses, casinos and a declining empire, you won’t see sports commentators put a damper on the Super Bowl festivities by telling the sordid saga of Pittsburgh’s sports stadiums and its unfunded pension liabilities for city work
Super Bowl Capsule - The Associated Press
AP via Yahoo! SportsThis is like a cheat-sheet for SB Trivia - print it out & take it to the Big Game with you! OPENING LINE — Packers by 2.
Entered By: Ed Vallejo
The Best Cars From Detroit 2011: An Energetic, Right-Sized Auto Show
• Seth Fletcher via PopSci.comThe crowds were back and the sense of impending doom was gone. But the proliferation of safe designs and shortage of insane concepts shows an industry playing it safe.
Metrodome Roof Collapse Video From the Inside Metrodome
• YouTube - FOX NewsVikings to play Giants at Ford Field Tonight (Monday Dec 13th 2010)
Russia's Putin races Formula One car in new stunt
• news.yahoo.comIn a helmet emblazoned with the emblem of Russia and reaching a speed of 240 kilometres (150 miles) an hour, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Sunday burned rubber on a racing circuit in a Formula One car.
Giants win World Series behind Tim Lincecum, Edgar Renteria
• APThe prize that eluded Willie and Barry at long last belongs to the San Francisco Giants, thanks to a band of self-described castoffs and misfits and their shaggy-haired ace. Tim Lincecum, Edgar Renteria and the Giants won the World Series on Monda
Record-breaking Red Bull Space Dive Grounded by Lawsuit
• LiveScienceA lawsuit on Earth has grounded plans by Red Bull energy drink to send an Austrian daredevil into the stratosphere in an attempt to break the world record for the highest skydive. The Red Bull Stratos mission was slated to kick off some time this yea
Better Than Perfect? No-Hitter in Playoff Debut
• NY TimesIn a glass case at Citizens Bank Park is a bronze cast of Roy Halladay’s right hand. It holds an official baseball, stamped with a hologram, commemorating his perfect game this May. [His second of the year. WOW!!!!]
Calvin Johnson's Touchdown Robbery!
Thomas CostanzoI am not a big fan of football. Could be I am not built for it. I prefer the football where the ball is round and is played with a foot, but I digress. I was alerted to a play that was made by Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions which
Some of you may know Ernie personally and others by reputation alone.
Scott DeckerBy the end of the visit, Ernie sits back, smiled that mischievous smile of his and told me, “Write that! Put that in less than a thousand words …and I’ll make Jordan famous.
Shaquille O'Neal Accused Of Computer Hacking, Throwing Evidence In Lake, Says New Lawsuit
• radaronline via DrudgeReport.com"Darling claims Shaq...enlisted the help of an active Arizona detective to master a computer program that would allegedly allow him to frame Darling for possession of child pornography..."
FREE MARKET SOLUTION TO SPORTS AGENT ISSUE
• www.varight.comThe sports agent and the student athlete: Another area where more of a free market solution is needed.
Champion teen kickboxer seeks world title (son of FreedomsPhoenix reporter)
• azcentral.comHis performance at the North American championships earned Decker a spot on the U.S. team for the world championships taking place in Scotland in October. Decker, who just started his senior year at Mesa's Dobson High School, is trying to raise $4,00
Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices
• Ethan Zuckerman via TEDSure, the web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman wants to help share the stories of the whole wide world. He talks about clever strategies to open up your
Louis Oosthuizen Wins British Open In Dominant Performance
• Doug Ferguson via The Huffingtion PostLouis Oosthuizen walked over the Swilcan Bridge toward a victory that was never in doubt Sunday at St. Andrews, another big moment in sports for South Africa.
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