Even though the high school football field in Newton, Kan., a Works Progress Administration project completed in 1936 as part of the New Deal's recovery from the Great Depression is designated as a landmark.

Tonight, the Yankees play their last game ever in the original stadium. picked by suebe 1 year ago

AN Aussie plumber has spoken of the moment he fought off a 5m saltwater croc with a palm frond just before its jaws latched on to one of his pig hunting dogs. Tom Bartlett from Cairns, who was yesterday recovering from surgery for a knee injury suffered in the attack, said he was "bloody lucky" to survive the ordeal at a Cape York lagoon three weeks ago. picked by LiviaLive 1 year ago

Three men escaped without serious injury from the twisted wreckage of this car, after it veered off the road and into a lamppost. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In wealthy nations all over the world, momentum is building for big hikes in the cost of alcohol. The rationale is to stop us all drinking to the point where we make other people's lives hell by vandalising property, urinating and vomiting in the street, attacking people including members of our own family, and causing death and injury by driving under the influence. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Martorano, a former Catholic altar boy and high school football star, became a cool and calculating killer. But...he is perhaps best known as the government witness who helped expose a web of corruption and collusion involving the mob and the Boston office of the FBI. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Take a hot new gaming console, toss in an innovative motion-sensing controller, mix in some athletic games and what do you get? In some cases, a new repetitive motion injury that some doctors have dubbed "Wii-itis." picked by punthe 2 years ago

"He has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League, and he is able to walk away from the game on his own terms -- not many players are able to do that."
*I'll be inconsolable for awhile. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Junk mail rarely brings you something you want, but for one homeowner it has led to a lawsuit landing on his doormat. Paul O'Brien is being sued by a woman who says she trapped her hand in his letterbox while posting mail. Joy Goodman, a cake decorator in her late 40s, is seeking damages for personal injury and loss of earnings. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

During a pep rally inside the school's gymnasium Friday afternoon, the senior football players took to the court to play a game of tug-of-war with the junior football players. picked by titojuante 2 years ago

If the Super Bowl was really for football fans, every year's halftime show would be the same: John Cougar Mellencamp, Bruce Sprinsteen or Kid Rock covering songs from Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet as an attractive woman blows up household furniture with M-80s. In actuality, the Super Bowl is the Jerry Maguire of television events, pretending to be about football while catering to people who think a... read full post picked by MasterPiece 2 years ago

When my friend bought a sports MP3 player, I thought she was crazy. If there is anyone who is more accident prone than me, it is her. Although she is an outstanding athlete when she is not on the bench due to injury, those periods are rarer than with most people. She has had a broken arm, a broken leg, several broken fingers, and a fractured skull. picked by WebFusion 2 years ago

Police union demands an apology. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

"Outspoken comedian Whoopi Goldberg drew a scathing rebuke from animal rights activists on Tuesday for defending U.S. football star Michael Vick's role in dogfighting during her debut on ABC's talk show "The View." picked by gammerus 2 years ago

A local in the bar told him and his friends to stop singing and shot him in the thigh with a pistol when they carried on.

*i love the sports* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

He was a member of 8 different hall of Fames.
Update of picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A recent discovery shows that bees do the wave in their hive. Live Science article reveals why. picked by diana 1 year ago

US Football Player coming to London and he doesn't know where it is! Do they speak English there? picked by topofall 2 years ago

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto died from a severe injury when a bomb blast slammed her head into her vehicle, investigators with Scotland Yard said in a report released Friday. picked by muppet 2 years ago

No its not Florida. I'm sad to say this is right here in Chicago. To add insult to injury she had already been charged with child neglect once. picked by nesbyniccolo 11 months ago

A doctor in rural Australia used a household drill to bore a hole into the skull of a boy with a severe head injury, saving his life. picked by arsphidius 6 months ago