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Minnesota Dog Sled Race Cancelled Because of Too Much Snow...Wait...What?

Roland, the Gunslinger — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:36:40 -0500

This winter, as anyone with a driveway knows, has been a season of prodigious snows.

The Frazee area has received about 3 feet of snow, but winds keep creating drifts of 4 feet or more over the course, which was to host races of four to 14 miles.

“The drifting aspect is just unbelievable,” said Streeper, a native of Canada who has been involved with dogsled racing for 25 years. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”

The National Weather Service doesn’t tally snow accumulations and moisture content for Frazee. But snowfalls in Fargo, 54 miles to the northwest, have totaled 39.3 inches since October, with 2.37 liquid inches

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Donovan McNabb didn't know that NFL games could end in ties

Riley Jones — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:57:59 -0500

The 20 Unhealthiest Drinks in America

Riley Jones — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:28:42 -0500

My buddy, Bill, came to me a while back looking for advice on how to banish the bulging belly he had acquired in his later years. I skipped the diet lecture and instead gave him a copy of the book, Eat This, Not That!, and a single piece of advice: Start with the drinks chapter.

Four months later, Bill has adopted the simple food swap philosophy and dramatically altered his calorie intake without giving up the foods and drinks he loves. His reward: 25 pounds and three inches off of his waistline—in around six weeks!

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Look ma, No Feet!

Riley Jones — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:34:46 -0500

I love this girl!

Tampa Bay Rays Go to theWorld Series

Riley Jones — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:36:57 -0400

The upstart Tampa Bay Rays dethroned the defending champions Boston Red Sox with a 3-1 victory in Game 7 of the AL championship series before a delirious crowd at Tropicana Field, SI.com reports. A 200-1 shot to win the title before the season, the Rays will host the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 Wednesday night.

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The World's Most Ridiculous Sports Team Names

Riley Jones — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:11:32 -0400

Butte County High School takes the prize with their simultaneously appropriate and completely inappropriate team nickname of "Pirates." The New Zealand national badminton team, the Black Cocks, would have beaten them, only the name was shot down at the last minute by the international badminton authorities and the protests of many angry people with no sense of humor.

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Rugby Game Allowed to Resume Moments After Player Collapses, Dies

Riley Jones — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:24:13 -0400

The family of an Australian father-of-four who collapsed and died at a rugby league carnival is outraged that play was allowed to go on despite the tragedy.

Front-row forward Fred Lemson, 40, collapsed of a massive heart attack as he walked off at half-time during the Queensland Rugby League-sanctioned All Blacks Carnival in Townsville last Saturday.

"Why didn't they call it off?" his grieving brother Darren Lemson said Friday.

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Brett Favre Puts Wisconsin Home on the Market (Photos)

Riley Jones — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:32:56 -0400

Brett Favre, who made his professional move to New York this year, is also preparing to make a permanent move. The former Green Bay quarterback has listed his Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin home for $475,000.

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Who knew parasailing was so funny?

Riley Jones — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:02:26 -0400

When a fish THIS BIG gets a taste for people... Look Out.

Riley Jones — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:37:21 -0400

A FEARSOME mutant fish has started killing people after feeding on human corpses, scientists fear.
They reckon that a huge type of catfish, called a goonch, may have developed a taste for flesh in an Indian river where bodies are dumped after funerals.

Locals have believed for years that a mysterious monster lurks in the water. But they think it has moved on from scavenging to snatching unwary bathers who venture into the Great Kali, which flows along the India-Nepal border.

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Vladimir Putin... Judo Expert

Riley Jones — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:54:22 -0400

FBI Investigation Details Evel Knievel's Dark Side

Riley Jones — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:01:28 -0400

Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law — the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was involved in a string of beatings.

According to documents obtained by The Associated Press, the federal government came close to charging Knievel, who in turn threatened to sue the FBI for alleging he was connected to a crime syndicate.

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Pain... Lots of Pain... (not for the queasy...)

Riley Jones — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:18:55 -0400

Roof Surfer Wipes Out Hard

Riley Jones — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:16:38 -0400

No waves, no brain, no problem. Well, he didn't have a problem, until he slipped off the board and slammed into the ground.

Lamest UFC Fight Ever

Riley Jones — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:25:53 -0400

The Cure for Boredom:

Riley Jones — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:47:33 -0400

This dude builds a go-cart using a 1340cc DOHC liquid-cooled engine. I'm not sure what that means except that the go-cart can go really fast.

Yep, thats gotta hurt...

Riley Jones — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:06:48 -0400

Gennifer Moss aka Earth Friend Gen Rollerblades in the Buff

Riley Jones — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:40:16 -0400

Gen Ross, aka Gennifer Moss Earth Friend Gen, is a nudist in-line skater who hails from California and loves organic food. She also loves to remove her clothing and rollerblade where people congregate. The young woman has turned into an urban legend recently in Portland, Oregon.

It seems the California transplant petitioned the local city officials of Ashland, Oregon to skate nude in their July 4th parade. They turned down her request. She has since been unable to contain her enthusiasm for nude rollerblading and recently removed her clothing at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland. She sailed along with a big smile and her face, long brown hair flying behind her.

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Top 10 NASCAR Crashes That Changed Racing (With Videos)

Riley Jones — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:30:51 -0400

You need only look at the strict regulations and checkups heading down the home stretch of this year's Sprint Cup season to see that even an organization as fundamentally conservative as NASCAR has been forced to modify its safety standards. Racing tends to change only when it has to, but as much as major crashes may raise the drama (and, concurrently, the popularity) of NASCAR, they are, tragically, the main impetus for new safety systems and engineering practices. Here are 10 worst-case scenarios (including some closely related pairs of crashes) from NASCAR's history that made it the less-deadly institution it is today.

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Note to Self- Don't fall asleep while drunk at Shea Stadium

Riley Jones — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:52:48 -0400

Feature: Celebrating the NFL's Hispanic Heritage Month The Right Way... By Looking At Latina Cheerleaders

Riley Jones — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:34:02 -0400

This month, I fall into the three key demographics the NFL wants to reach out to—male with disposable income and Hispanic. The last one is because it is Spanish-speakers Heritage Month, which they feel gives them the right to shill crappy video game translations to me. But what do they show to lure me in? Commercials of a Denver couple who painted their tacqueria Bronco orange and blue and Tony Kornheiser talking about dry cleaning during Monday Night Football. Nope. Sale not completed. I am still not falling for your ploy, NFL. If you wanted to get me to just fall for anything, why didn’t you just use the tried and true method that’s been at the disposal of ad agencies since the beginning of time? Sex. Boobs. Girls.

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Star Spangled mess: Mavs' Howard insults anthem

Roland, the Gunslinger — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:27:14 -0400

The battered reputation of Josh Howard took another hit this week when an online video surfaced showing the Dallas Mavericks forward disrespecting the national anthem. In a video posted on YouTube, Howard is shown on a football field at a charity flag football game. As the national anthem plays in the background, Howard approaches a camera and says: "'The Star Spangled Banner' is going on right now. I don't even celebrate that (expletive). I'm black."

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Desean Jackson Showboatin' on Monday Night... and that boat sunk

Riley Jones — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:37:34 -0400

Kat Deluna (who?) Butchers the National Anthem at the Cowboys/Eagles Game

Riley Jones — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:26:28 -0400

I think my ears are bleeding... (Thanks, Pete)

Bench Clearing High School Baseball Brawl

Riley Jones — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:38:51 -0400

Skateboarder Does 62 MPH on Open Highway

Riley Jones — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:13:21 -0400

Brian Urlacher Old Spice Swagger Commercial

Riley Jones — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:49:48 -0400

Worst Backflip in History

Riley Jones — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:50:39 -0400

You're doing it wrong: Karate Punch FAIL

Riley Jones — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:11:48 -0400

Incredible Play At The Plate

Riley Jones — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:21:41 -0400