NBA: Yao Ming to Return to Rockets After 32-Game Absence

Yao Ming is expected to return for the Houston Rockets on Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 7-foot-6 center has been out since breaking his right leg on Dec. 23 and has missed the last 32 games. He was medically cleared to play by the Rockets’ team doctors and moved to the active roster on Sunday.

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Kobe Bryant Suspended For Elbowing Another Player On Accident

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers has been suspended one game without pay for striking Minnesota Timberwolves guard Marko Jaric in the face, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

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When honest soccermen get angry…

The appropriate German term would be “deppat”. It means “stupid”, but in a pretty elegant way. It’s a little rude, but not too rude – you wouldn’t use the word in your average interview though – especially not, when referring to the interviewer’s questions. A Styrian player did just that – the video is good fun to watch, even if you don’t understand the language!

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The new extreme sport: running without shoes

“Barefoot running isn’t for sissies,” says Jonathan Summers, who took up the regimen after a couple of unshod runners pass him at a local race. “It’s like running on sandpaper.” Another man had a sports-injury specialist teach him how to remove deeply embedded thorns from his feet with a box cutter.

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Michael Jordan Files for Divorce

In a statement released by their lawyers, the couple said “Michael and Juanita Jordan mutually and amicably decided to end their 17 year marriage. A judgment for dissolution of their marriage was entered today.

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First 12 Issues of Thrasher Magazine (from 1981) online in PDF format

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the “Thrasher” skateboarding magazine nice quality scans of the first 12 issues (from January to December 1981) where released as PDFs and JPG slide shows on the zine’s official site. A fun history lesson full of vintage charm.

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First pictures of new McLaren F1! (McLaren MP4-22)

New McLaren MP4-22 unvailed today in Spain. First photos.

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Bam Bam Bigelow passes away

WWE.com has learned that former WWE Superstar Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow has passed away in Florida.

Kevin Doll, the Public Information Director for the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Bigelow was found dead early this morning in his home in Hudson, Fla.

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Suns Beat Nets in Wild Shootout, 161-157

Steve Nash scored nine of his career-high 42 points in the second overtime and Boris Diaw hit a go-ahead shot in the lane with 14 seconds left to lead the Phoenix Suns to their eighth straight victory, a 161-157 decision over the New Jersey Nets on Thursday night.

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Michael Schumacher private island

The first developed island is owned by Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher. The $7 million piece of land was gifted to him by Dubai
’s crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and is located in the Arctic (although I’m sure he would have preferred Germany). There’s various rumours of who owns the…

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