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Jon Jones Wrecks Chael Sonnen, Suffers Gruesome Toe Injury

Matt Lo Cascio — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:07:08 +0000

Jon Jones bloodied and bruised Chael Sonnen Saturday night and retained his UFC light heavyweight title. Jones beat the trash-talking Sonnen at his own game, repeatedly taking him down and using vicious ground and pound to secure a first-round victory. Jones took some damage during the fight, but it didn’t come from the hands of [...]

Wrestler Sean 'X-Pac' Waltman Tore Up His Anus in the Middle of a Match

Joe Student — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:15:38 +0000

You may need to sit down for this, because one pro wrestler may never sit down again. During a wrestling event in honor of the retirement of pro wrestling promoter Jerry Lynn in Minneapolis, Minn. on Saturday, wrestler Sean Waltman, whom WWE and WCW wrestling fans may best remember as X-Pac or the 1-2-3 Kid, [...]

Shinedown's Eric Bass Suffers Second Degree Ankle Sprain on Tour

Chad Childers — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:05:25 +0000

As far as physical professions go, being a musician is usually one of the most injury free occupations you could choose. Still, there are the occasional accidents that happen on the road and Shinedown bassist Eric Bass is feeling the effects of a performance mishap last night (March 22) in Lubbock, Texas.

Francisco Liriano Somehow Hurt Himself Scaring His Kids

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:22:24 +0000

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t had a winning season since a young pre-rumored-to-be-usin’-PED-homer-swingin’ Barry Bonds was roaming the outfield. The injury to newly-signed pitcher Francisco Liriano may prove there’s a karmic reason for that. Liriano, best known for being a brilliant pitcher with the Minnesota Twins before injuries got to him, injured himself yet again on [...]

Watch This Female Soccer Player Knee an Opponent In the Face — On Purpose

Ben Chew — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:30:24 +0000

In the heat of athletic competition, high school athletes can lose their cool from time to time. That’s exactly what happened to one high school soccer player in Utah who decided to knee her opponent right in the face. During a recent match between East High and Woods Cross, East High’s Petiola Manu was battling [...]

Derek Jeter Suffers a Broken Ankle in Yankees' ALCS Loss

Joe Student — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:23:22 +0000

New York Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter was helped off the field after fracturing his left ankle in the top of 12th inning of his team’s 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Saturday’s Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium. The injury will sideline Jeter for the remainder of the postseason, [...]

Soccer Player Makes Diving Save, Slides Groin-First Into Goalpost

Ben Chew — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:00:33 +0000

There are times in sports where giving that little bit of extra effort is a good thing but don’t tell that to one Polish soccer player who took one for the team while saving a goal. Polish defender Lukasz Piszczek of the reigning German Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund was the last line of defense during [...]