On Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League, German club Borussia Dortmund had a quarterfinal match against Spanish Club Malaga at Malaga’s La Rosaleda Stadium. The match ended in an uneventful 0-0 draw. However, Dortmund midfielder Mario Gotze apparently was unimpressed with the facilities as he was caught on film urinating on the ... Read More

Record 18-time Olympic gold-medalist and Maryland native Michael Phelps was welcomed in Sarasota, Florida on Thursday to take some swings with the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles pulled out all of the bells and whistles for Phelps, giving him a locker, a name-plate, a jersey and of course actually letting him step ... Read More

It’s a pretty well-known fact that Usain Bolt is fast. As the world record holder in both the 100 and 200 meter sprints, he’s arguably the fastest man on the planet. But I don’t think many people knew that the 6’5” Jamaican had hops. While competing in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, ... Read More

The public perception of video games these days is that they are for the lazy and slothful. The societal stereotype of a gamer is probably someone that’s out of shape and sits on the couch eating Doritos all day while playing their video games. Someone forgot to tell U.S. track star ... Read More

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, South African sprinter and double amputee Oscar “Blade Runner” Pistorius warmed the hearts of millions by running in the 400 meter and 4x400 meter races despite having two prosthetic legs. However, it appears even more tragedy has fallen upon Pistorius. The New Zealand Herald reported breaking news, ... Read More

Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Gabby Douglas is adding yet another honor to her résumé. The Associated Press announced the news today in an article saying, “Douglas was selected The Associated Press' female athlete of the year, edging out swimmer Missy Franklin in a vote by U.S. editors and news directors that ... Read More

Here's a type of story that you don't see every day... Suzy Favor Hamilton, who represented the United States as a distance runner in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics, has been working as a Las Vegas escort under the alias "Kelly Lundy". Here are a few details: Beginning last December, ... Read More

US Olympic gymnast Mckayla Maroney started a phenomenon with her reaction to winning a silver medal in the vault event during the 2012 London Olympics, clearly annoyed by not taking home the gold. Since then, there have been countless memes and even a "McKayla Maroney is not impressed" Tumblr page sprung up. Maroney ... Read More