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Offbeat News tagged with sports

2010 Olympic Medals Made From E-Waste
Offbeat  (tags: sports, unusual, interesting, goodnews, e-waste, electronics, circuit boards, toxic waste, technology )

All Green
- 34 days ago - blogs.discovermagazine.com
Not only are the medals for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games trippy, they are made from recycled circuit boards.
4 comments
AMAZING - 9 YEAR OLD BOY MAKES INCREDIBLE SHOT-WATCH VIDEO   video
Offbeat  (tags: children, news, sports, unusual )

Horselove
- 37 days ago - youtube.com
Oliver Wahlstrom is rising rapidly becoming the latest star to be on Youtube. The 9-year-old boy who plays hockey for the Portland Junior Pirates in the US hit the professional - and the goalkeeper - with a phenomenal goal
2 comments
Jockey Dies at Blue Ribbon Downs
Offbeat  (tags: animals, bizarre, humans, sports, world )

Gorilly
- 40 days ago - tulsaworld.com
SALLISAW -- A jockey riding in a horse race at Blue Ribbon Downs died Sunday after he fell from the horse.
9 comments
Long Dead Grouse Gets the Last Laugh
Offbeat  (tags: abuse, abused, AnimalCruelty, animaladvocates, animalrights, animalwelfare, crime, cruelty, environment, ethics, GoodNews, habitat, humans, investigation, killed, killing, law, protection, society, wildanimals, wildlife, americans, animals, bizarre, envir )

Wolfweeps
- 45 days ago - alaskadispatch.com
An easy shot at dinner turned out to be costly for 33-year-old Rockmon Davisson of Sterling, according to Alaska Wildlife Troopers, who caught Davisson ground-sluicing a grouse on the Kenai Peninsula Monday. Two problems for Davisson: One, the grouse in
1 comment
Dog Sledding
Offbeat  (tags: sports, extreme sports, dogs, husky, dogsled )

Ivan
- 59 days ago - dogcentral.info
As winter begins to wind down, we are still in the middle of sled dog racing season. The Iditarod in Alaska had its ceremonial start in Anchorage last Saturday (the 7th), the Yukon Quest race from Canada's Yukon Territory to Alaska took place back in mid-
2 comments
Animals on the Pitch- PHOTOS
Offbeat  (tags: animals, sports, arrivals, tennis courts, crickets pitches )

Simone
- 68 days ago - stuff.co.nz
Animals are on the pitch are age-old sporting event.WAITING GAME: Arnaud di Pasquale of France waits as a pigeon holds up play at Wimbledon's during his match against Britain's Tim Henman.
1 comment
Diving : 10 Places You Dont Want to Miss
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, sports, photos, pictures )

Dino
- 73 days ago - travelet.com
If you are crazy about swimming, diving and water boarding you should be aware of the ten best places you don't want to miss carrying that out.
2 comments
'Oldest' Ice Hockey Team in the World Attempt to Break Record
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, performance, sports, society, world, culture, bizarre, humans, ethics, health, interesting )

Suzybell
- 79 days ago - metro.co.uk
Never mind breaking records guys, mind you don't break your hips! This line-up of veterans are all over 80 years old and are shooting for a Guinness World Record. Two teams of ice hockey players, all octogenarians, played in the first tournament for play
2 comments
Drunk Chess Grandmaster Falls Asleep at Board
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, odd, world, performance, humans, culture, bizarre, ethics, sports )

Suzybell
- 84 days ago - metro.co.uk
A leading chess grandmaster turned up drunk to an international tournament - and dozed off after just 11 moves. When officials were unable to rouse him from his boozy stupor at the international tournament in Kolkata, the French player lost the round on
4 comments
Is 13 Too Young to Sail Around the World Solo?
Offbeat  (tags: performance, children, sports, sailing, court decision, maturity )

Michelle
- 89 days ago - time.com
A Dutch court placed a 13-year-old girl in temporary custody on Friday, Aug. 28, after her parents insisted on supporting her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo.
6 comments
Teen Wins Race Amid Controversy
Offbeat  (tags: Berlin, sex gender, track, sports, women, interesting )

Lone
- 100 days ago - fanhouse.com
Facing questions about her gender, South African teenager Caster Semenya easily won the 800-meter gold medal Wednesday at the world championships. Her dominating run came on the same day track and field's ruling body said she was undergoing a gender test
5 comments
Kemboi Continues Kenya's Rule in Steeplechase
Offbeat  (tags: performance, sports, athletics, world championships, records )

Michelle
- 102 days ago - france24.com
Kenya dominates the 3,000-metre steeplechase, and Ezekiel Kemboi proved it on Tuesday night by winning the world championship gold medal. Compatriot Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong took silver, and Frenchman Bouabdellah Tahri the bronze.
4 comments
NFL Conditionally Reinstates Michael Vick
Offbeat  (tags: sports, crime, bizarre, odd )

Lone
- 123 days ago - latimes.com
Michael Vick, sidelined from pro football for two years after a dogfighting scandal, has received a conditional reinstatement from the NFL, clearing the way for him to return this season.
14 comments
What a Deadly Treadmill   video
Offbeat  (tags: ouch, treadmill, sports )

Teresa
- 134 days ago - youtube.com
Ouch!
5 comments
Amazing Ball Girl Catch   video
Offbeat  (tags: ball girl, catch, baseball, children, sports, women )

Teresa
- 136 days ago - youtube.com
this is the most amazing thing ever
6 comments
 
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