17-year-old Zachary Herold is retiring from soccer.  Sadly, the 2010 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick hasn’t even played in his first game yet. The Toronto FC rookie announced yesterday that due to a serious heart condition, he will be retiring before playing his first professional match. Herold suffers from Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), which leads to abnormal [...]

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Yesterday, as the Phillies played the Nationals, a fan made a great catch on a foul ball. Excited by his awesome catch and the cheers of the fans surrounding him, the man hands the ball to his little girl. What does she do? She throws it back, of course. The father’s reaction is priceless. Video [...]

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On Saturday, day two of the 15th anniversary of the X-Games got underway. Big skateboard stunts were pushed to the limit as we saw several attempted 720′s with huge 70-foot gaps. The unreal 900 was sought after on the mega ramp. Bob Burnquist, the 2-time defending champion, was after his third championship. This has only [...]

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Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox has just pitched the first perfect game in Major League Baseball in five years, leading the Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Thursday afternoon.  It was just the 17th perfect game in baseball history. Buehrle (11-3) faced the minimum number of batters, 27, and received a [...]

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There was a scary moment for Roger Federer at the French Open finals on Sunday. A man dressed in a Barcelona soccer shirt attacked the tennis star on the court and tried to put a red hat on his head. Roger Federer shoved the intruder away, prompting security to chase and tackle the man. The [...]

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Ladies and gentelmen, meet Sun Mingming. At 7 feet, 9 inches tall, he is the world’s second tallest man…and the tallest ever to play professional basketball. You may have seen Sun Mingming in his guest spot in the movie Rush Hour 3 – or perhaps in the documentary, “Anatomy of a Giant,” that aired on [...]

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Yahoo has actually added something that I’m very excited about, for once. Starting yesterday, when you search for your favorite sports team on Yahoo Search (professional or college), a new shortcut will appear with the real time score, the last game’s score, and the date and time of the next game. You’ll also find quick [...]

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Shaq Attack! Filed under: “Bizarre Twitter Exchange of the Month” What exactly is Shaq up to?  We all know that Shaquille O’Neal and Mark Cuban are addicted to Twitter. Now it looks as though Shaq may actually be trying to get himself traded to Dallas by using Twitter to correspond with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. [...]

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