April 12, 2008
Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2007
9 other Craziest Competitive Sports (You Never Heard Of). More Extreme Urban Sports Videos
A flickr set of 151 Basketball Players with Random People
Figure Skating memorabilia, mostly Russian
Wrestling moves at the Luchawiki. Wikipedia has many more Professional wrestling moves. For example, the many variation of the Boston Crab: ...The opponent laying supine on the mat, with the wrestler standing and facing them. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent’s legs in one of his arms, and then turns the opponent face-down, stepping over him in the process. The final position has the wrestler in a semi-sitting position and facing away from his opponent, with the opponent’s back and legs bent back toward his face…
"I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours"
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March 15, 2008
A 300-point game on 10 lanes
Michael Tang of San Francisco, youngest USBC member to roll a perfect game in certified competition
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February 24, 2008
Extreme street football
Gallery of the 1909 T206 Honus Wagner Card, a rare baseball card which is considered to be the most valuable baseball card in history
Here are 7 cards that are rarer than the T206 Honus Wagner. (From The Online Museum of Early Baseball Memorabilia by David Rudd Cycleback (An older site with many dead links, but worth exploring)
Super Bowl Logos From The Past. Also, Top 10 ridiculous Super Bowl gadgets
Re-post: Bodybuilding in Russia
Extreme street football in Mexico
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January 30, 2008
Worlo Series Champions
If you like tennis, look to the left
What is wrong with this photo of Asians?
Who are the Packers Bikini Girls?
From Eric's Little Heroes, a basketball wiz kid
Moving questions by wrestling fans
The 'Tough Guy Challenge', in Perton, UK
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December 30, 2007
Mano de Dios
Kudu Dung Spitting , or 'Bokdrol Spoeg' as it is known locally by the Afrikaans community, is indeed a real sport. There are even World Championships held every year. As far as it is known, or anyone will admit, the formal version of the sport has existed since 1994. It is unknown when the first informal game actually took place, but it is my guess that large quantities of alcohol were involved
Diego Maradona’s Hand of God goal in 1988. The YouTube video
The Ruth steamroller
Field Guides to Evel Knievel's Injuries
Introduction to cluster ballooning
Crazy basketball videos
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December 12, 2007
Wingsuiting
Time-lapse photography at Vikings-Packers game. Powered by an external battery pack, the camera automatically fired every 20 seconds, shooting from 9:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., capturing the stadium as it filled with fans, as the game unfolded, and as the stadium emptied. The entire process captured 1,194 total images, which have been compressed into this two-minute video
Flying Humans, Hoping to Land With No Chute (With video!)
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November 18, 2007
The Video Game Show
Invisible Wrestler. (More YT. Thank you, Revilo)
Vertical Marathon in Singapore
Un-related: FUNNY with Louis CK
(Thank you, Rui Ann, for the Cal Band Halftime Show clip)
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November 03, 2007
Leap of Faith
Chinese Xu Xinyu wins freestyle rollerblading slalom in Korea JeonJu Slalom Competition. (Thank you, Dafna)
Wingsuit flying is the art of flying the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, called a wingsuit, that shapes the human body into an airfoil which can create lift. The wingsuit creates the airfoil shape with fabric sewn between the legs and under the arms. It is also called a birdman suit. A wingsuit can be flown from any point that provides sufficient altitude to glide through the air, such as skydiving aircraft or BASE jumping exit points
Prekestolen, Lysefjorden near Stavanger in Norway, where some of the shots above took place
World Record Trampoline Jump. (YT)
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October 08, 2007
Ultimate frisbee
Long before Nike’s “Just Do It” slogan became the mantra for a health and fitness generation of Americans, the cult of sport was promoted and glorified in service of the Fascist regime that ruled Italy from 1922-1943
Some dribbling exercises of Michael Conley
Table Frisbee. (More from College Humor: "King of Glory" danced & sung by Stephen Colbert)
Tennis performance timeline comparison (women. One of 8 Most Needlessly Detailed Wikipedia Entries, which also includes the supposedly largest entry on Wikipedia, A List of Unicode Characters)
Risqué racehorse names from the Jockey Club archives
(Photo above of Andre the Giant)
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August 16, 2007
Ostrich Racing Gone Wild
Acrobatic kite flying. (Background music: Flower Duet from Lakmé’ by Delibes)
"I would like to thank the press from the heart of my bottom", and 49 of the greatest sporting insults. (Mostly British)
2,100 early baseball cards dating from 1887 to 1914
Ostrich racing gone wild (YT). One of 30 New Extreme Sports
Tour de France (1903-2007)
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July 19, 2007
Tai Fu
Portraits of Young boxers by Nicolai Howalt
A human skateboard by Pes. (Prevuiously…)
Typhoon Surfing in Japan. (It can’t be real, right? YT)
The art of NHL Goalie Masks On the Sports Illustrated site
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May 30, 2007
The YMCA Of Horseracing
The YMCA Of Horseracing: The sport section of the 25th March, 2007 edition of the Sunday Herald Sun contained photos from the previous day's racing at Caulfield. The photos show the horses in each race at the 400m mark and at the finish line. A racegoer managed to strategically place himself in the finishing photos from races 2 to 6. His gestures spelling out YMCA (with a full stop)
What About Getting a Tattoo While Skydiving?
Bodybuilders seeking more impressive physiques are flocking to a newer dysmorphia product. Synthol binds with the muscle fibers to create a bloated appearance, or instant bulk. Without any weight training, recipients of the injections can end up with arms larger than their legs. Snythol Photo Gallery
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April 18, 2007
Big River man
Coming soon to an amusement park near you, straight from Japan: Human trebuchet. And you thought Bungee Jumping was scary
A 33-story Swing at Oribi Gorge in South Africa. With video at Didn’t you hear
We’re All Going Down Down Down
BIG wave (click to enlarge!)
Unique images of extreme climbing by photographer Simon Carter
Man completes 3,272 mile Amazon swim
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February 24, 2007
Kavadi walk
How to build a Kavadi frame. Also, Kavadi Walking in Campinas, Brazil. Warning! Please do not Google Kavadi, if you don’t want to find out what it is
S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 was an ill-fated effort to reach the North Pole in which all three expedition members perished. (From Wikipedia blog)
Frenchman Jean-Yves Blondeau first conceived of his plastic Buggy Rollin' suit in 1994 - Rollerman Extreme (YouTube)
A guy with double jointed face
Trained horse dancing to a medley of Moulin Rouge. (From Travis Smith)
Horse Joins A Bicycle Race, Nearly Wins!
Official U.S.A. Active Running Streak List. (From a thread about Robert "Raven" Kraft who runs on the sand in South Beach, Florida every day since January 1, 1975)
Video of the man who fell 12,000 ft... and survived
Paraglider survives after soaring to 32,000 feet
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January 29, 2007
Extreme cable Fantasticable
Fantasticable is a ride in Chatel, France. Travel at speeds of up to 120km/h for over 1km. Here’s the YouTube video. (I want! From Lancelord. If you go there, you can rent an apartment “for a wonderfully quiet and peaceful French summer or ski holiday near the Swiss Lakes”
Girl in Human Sling Shot
French Catapult Launch
Human slingshot machine, patent No. 5421783. Issue date: Jun 6, 1995
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December 31, 2006
Lower League Football
Gorgeous Photographs of soccer fields by Hans Van Der Meer
From De'Cody Fagg to Chubby Cox: Top Ten Dirtiest Names in Sports
The Juice Test Videos: Exploding Nike's Golf Balls
The Trailer to Good Stuff
Quray Ice Park is as the world's first park devoted exclusively to the sport of ice climbing
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November 25, 2006
Endurance 50
After running 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days, Dean Karnazes is now running home, from New York City to San Francisco
Amateur Wrestling Collectibles Gallery - Artwork & Prints though the 19th Century. (From Quiddity)
Art is subjective. In comparison, bowling is far more simplistic. You either love it, or you hate it. Bowling Art
World's Largest Skateboard Ramp, built by Bob Burnquist
The Big Kite Stunt
The Madden Curse
Bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago
The World Pie Eating Championship - not previously known for its adherence to the principles of healthy eating - has been rocked by new rules designed to help the fight against obesity.
In a break with tradition, contestants will no longer have to eat as many meat and potato pies as possible in three minutes. Instead, they will compete to eat just one pie in the fastest time. And for those health-conscious professional pie-eaters, the competition will include a vegetarian option for the first time
White Sifakas monkey dancing. (From Particles)
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October 23, 2006
Sprint Feet
In most respects, he’s your typical triathlete. But Scott Rigsby has higher motivations than just winning medals, reaching personal goals, and enjoying the triathlon lifestyle. He is looking to do what no one else ever has done, and in the process, pave the way for others to follow. The 38-year-old Georgia native has already knocked down one wall, becoming the first double leg amputee to complete an Olympic distance triathlon while running on prosthetics. Next on the list is a Half Ironman in October, and the ultimate, a full Ironman next June. (From Stuart Hughes)
Cave diving in Florida (Many with photos). Platform Diving from b3ta
The Nutty Buddy is a revolutionary athletic cup designed by a pro baseball player for superior protection of your most valuable assets. The Nutty Buddy is stronger, more comfortable and more protective for athletes in any sport. (Click to play video)
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October 08, 2006
Hall of Pain
Roller Derby Injuries. Many more at Jaf Project
Hangglider Dan Murphy (who was murdered in August) lands into a wheelbarrow (YouBoob)
The official site of Anna Kournikova
Bungee Jumping over the Nile in Uganda. Types of Bungee Jumps
Adam Menzies’s Trampoline Tricks
A tightrope walker has broken a world record by balancing on a cable car wire 1,300ft above an Alpine valley
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September 27, 2006
Superfans
Ryder Cup Wives and Girlfriends
Giles L. Pellerin, nicknamed the Super Fan, was a fan of the USC college football team, notable for having attended 797 consecutive USC football games over a period of 73 years until his death at age 91
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September 08, 2006
Integrating the physically challenged into everyday life
Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts who together compete just about continuously in marathon and triathlon races. Together they have climbed mountains, and once trekked 3,735 miles across America.
It’s a remarkable record of exertion — all the more so when you consider that Rick can't walk or talk.
Dick has recently retired as a lieutenant colonel in the air nation guard. Rick was born in 1962 as a spastic quadriplegic, cerebral palsy, non-speaking person. Twenty years ago Rick Hoyt ran a 5k while pushing his son in a wheelchair. After the race his son told him that while racing he did not feel disabled. So for the past twenty five years or more Dick, who is 65, has pushed and pulled his son across the country and over hundreds of finish lines.
When Dick runs, Rick is in a wheelchair that Dick is pushing. When Dick cycles, Rick is in the seat-pod from his wheelchair, attached to the front of the bike. When Dick swims, Rick is in a small but heavy, firmly stabilized boat being pulled by Dick
Elsewhere: A great photo of Hank Aaron
Base jumping in Malmö, Sweden with Felix Baumgartner
Update: Skydiver Completes 640 Jumps in 24 Hours
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August 03, 2006
Coup de boule
The #1 song in France right now is about Zidane's Headbutt
Dead Ball Era Baseball. (YouTube)
Invisible Board. The skaters were filmed skating on green boards, then the boards were edited out
World Record; 47 surfers ride World's Largest Surfboard
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July 15, 2006
Rarified Air
Extreme Rock Climbing
360 degree panorama from the top of Mount Everest
Virtual View from the Summit
Appa Sherpa breaks Mt Everest record
Your tour guides: Alpine Ascents and International Mountain Guides and Climb High Himalaya
Chris Anderson talks about the Long Tail of “Into Thin Air” and “Touching the Void”
Everest News, Where Everest Climbers Come for News. More about The Dream
Steve Wozniak loves Segway polo. (From Geir Arne Brevik… Gab.net, get it?...)
Elephant world cup and Ant world cup from “Cellar”
62-year old Michel Fournier is preparing for his supersonic free fall from about 130,000 feet - roughly 25 miles above the Earth. The dive from a balloon-carried gondola is slated to take place next month
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June 23, 2006
Same as it ever was
Listen to Jim Whittaker, the first American to climb Mount Everest, giving a talk at Guy Kawasaki’s Garage event
Tiger Woods shows off. (Btw, YouTube will be down for scheduled maintenance, starting around 9PM PDT)
Rim to Rim at the Grand Canyon. What's it like to run/hike from rim to rim in the Grand Canyon, all in one day?
Extreme Air with Huckin’ Chicken
International Philosophy Soccer Match. Greece-Germany 1:0
32 Soccer Balls. Also, World Cup fans. For the soccer fan who needs a dental retainer
How to Run up a Wall and Flip. Looking at the spot you are going to put your feet is very important
A new military parachute system which fits wings on soldiers could enable them to travel to 124 miles after jumping
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May 14, 2006
Anti Doping
Russian bodybuilder, Alexander Vishnevskiy is doing The Robot to a Kraftwerk style soundtrack
Chinlone. Mystic ball from Burma
Bushpig personal transportation
Amateur Wrestling Collectibles Gallery. (From Ronsens)
New 400-way formation Sky diving world record
How to Run a Marathon. You've been training for months and the big race is finally here. For peak performance, heed the following tips. (From Information Junk)
The story behind one of the most famous sports photos. (2nd most famous internet photo, this of golfer Christie Kerr)
The Prohibited List of Anti-Doping Agents
By the way, Happy Mother's Day from Google
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April 15, 2006
Hall of Famers
Climbing Lost Arrow Spire. Saint John - The Second Pillar
Glacier Swimming
National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum. (From The Hall of Fame Hall of Fame)
James Campion’s 50 Greatest Sports Moments of All Time
Throwing shoes buying guide for the professional Javelin Thrower
The atlatl is an ancient spear-throwing weapon that has been gaining in popularity in the last decade
Photos of Muzzleloaders Rendezvous
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February 20, 2006
Hunting Safety Tips
DFL, a blog celebrating last-place finishes at the Olympics
85-link Canopy formations
Record breaking 255 foot cliff jump
Naked Bicycle People Power! On March 12th and June 10th, 2006 cities across the world will experience the naked joy of the worlds largest naked protest against oil dependency and car culture in the history of humanity
Kurt Steiner, the Guinness World Record Holder in stone skipping and the official Pennsylvania Qualifying Stone Skipping Tournament
Pool Hustlers, photographed by Christopher LaMarca
Hunting & Fishing Safety Tips. No. 7. Control your emotions when it comes to safety. If you lose control of your emotions you may do something carelessly
Terrible sport bloopers (Turn down the sound)
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December 12, 2005
Birthplace of the bungee jump
Lucha va voom, Mexican wrestlers who hate to take their masks off and women who love to take their shirts off
The Winkler Collection of old boxing photographs. Also, Vintage Young Physique, Volume 1 Number 1, August 1958. Over 22,000 images, sorted by studio/photographer
A video of the worlds first jet assisted, level, sky dive by some crazy Finn. (From Rod Drury)
In 1988, following extensive restoration work, A.J. Hackett opened the world's first commercial bungee site outside of Queenstown, New Zealand
NZ finds Black Cocks hard to swallow. It was a bloody silly idea in the first place, but New Zealand's badminton world may finally have to concede that calling the national team the "Black Cocks" really is a bit too strong
Rose City Rollers, All-girl roller derby from Portland, OR. (Look under 'Team & Staff'. Via Whole lotta nothing)
The Precision Lawn Chair Marching Dads are a group of Illinois businessmen that get together on a normal basis to entertain parade goers and get some exercise
Different types of bicycles from The Bicycle Forest: The Hula Bike, The Treadmill Bike, The Couch Bike, others
Pretty triathletes: Kelly Cook, Rachel Sears, Julie Swail,Joanna Zeiger, Sheila Taormina, Laura Reback
Never too late to get in shape. (From Attu)
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October 26, 2005
Enter The Dragon
Martial Art Legends In Its Own Words: Bruce Lee – The Lost interview
30,000 strokes to go. It's a marathon swim from Catalina Island to Los Angeles. Watch Peter Attia, a young doctor from Baltimore, on his quest to become the 120th person to cross the channel
Fantasy Football Championship Rings - Just $10 per player
All geared up to ride a rollercoaster
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September 20, 2005
Late cuts and Long hops
South Korean ice water divers and those Indonesian water boxers. (Both from Cellar Image of the Day)
Get your bullfighting tickets in Madrid, Sevilla, Malaga, and Valencia
Five Indian cricketers return, one of them diagnosed with a niggle
Gary Smith’s collection of Classic goalie masks
A List of Technical Cricket Terms
2005 English cricket season. (The only article from the Wikipedia category articles that are too technical I could slightly understand)
In This Corner, in the Flouncy Skirt and Bowler Hat... Wild Women of Bolivian wrestling
An oral history of San Jose's legendary skate-punk subculture
Red, White and Blue Popcorn Holder Cone with N.Y Yankees emblem on it
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August 23, 2005
Cheerleaders of The Philadelphia Eagles
