Phone Jazz: The Horse You Want To Party With
At Belmont Park’s fifth race on Saturday, a filly named Phone Jazz got tired of dancing for the Man so she bucked off her jockey and shimmied out of the starting gate free as the wind blows. The 8-1 pre-race long shot was never technically disqualified, but was considered a last place also-ran unable to complete the race under racing’s rules.
Week Sauce: Where Apollo Looks Entirely Too Proud of Himself
Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, weird things are connected to our computer.
You Might Want To Sit Down For This: Five Reasons Cheerleading Is A Sport
If someone spending six hours a day being tossed in the air and flip-twirling (or perhaps twirl-flipping) called themselves a gymnast-athlete, you’d not likely bat an eyelash (or perhaps flip-twirl an eyelash?) at this label. But what if someone who did these same activities called themselves a cheerleader-athlete? Would that change anything? Would you accept the “athlete” portion of the cheerleader’s claim?
If Sharapova Gets Bounced In Round Two of Wimbledon Again, We’ll Know Why
With five days before her return to the grass courts of Wimbledon as the tournament’s 24th seed, Russian Maria Sharapova awkwardly stood behind the window of an upscale London department store as part of the grand prize to a Sony Ericsson design competition.
Would There Have Been A Steroid Era Without the Texas Rangers?
Now that the bombshell mildly notable item that Sammy Sosa juiced has soaked into the core of your being, it’s time to start hunting for witches.
