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3 days, 3 world records

In sports, video on 29 March 2007 with no comments

Phelps’ record-shattering run at the swimming world championships continues.
200IM:

Keep reading to see videos of his other swims from this week.

Snowboarding Insanity

In sports, video on 16 February 2007 with 3 comments

Far Away, Super Bowl’s Losers Will Be Champs

In sports on 4 February 2007 with 1 comment

Here is a special football themed post for the big game today. The New York Times writes about what happens to all of the championship gear for the losing team:
The Super Bowl will end about 10 p.m. Sunday, and by 10:01 every player on the winning team — along with coaches, executives, family members […]

Spear me the details

In fun, sports on 25 September 2006 with no comments

That’s gotta hurt:
Track and field line judge Lia Mara Lourenco is helped after a javelin hit her in her foot during ‘Brazil Trophy,’ a national track and field competition, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006.

Urban free running

In culture, sports, video on 28 August 2006 with no comments

Wikipedia on Parkour
Parkour (IPA: /paʁ.’kuʁ/, often abbreviated PK) is a physical discipline of French origin in which the participant — called a traceur (/tʁa.’sœʁ/) — attempts to pass obstacles in the fastest and most direct manner possible, using skills such as jumping, vaulting and climbing, or the more specific parkour moves. The obstacles can be […]

ASCII-World Cup 2006

In sports, technology, web on 26 June 2006 with no comments

 
Wow.  The World Cup broadcast live and converted to ASCII.
ASCII-WM 2006
More info from the Inquirer.