News: Al-Qaeda to Eliminate All World Cup Infidels
It seems even Al-Qaeda is not immune to World Cup hysteria. The international terror network issued the following demented statement, early in the pre-season:
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How To: Do a Squash forehand volley drop return power serve
Squash is a racquet sports game, seemingly similar to tennis, but played on a small indoor court with hollow rubber ball, much small than a tennis ball. Squash is an intense, high impact sport. This squash tutorial demonstrates a Squash forehand volley drop return power serve.
How To: Raise Your Self-Esteem
Sometimes, raising your self-esteem is a matter of sticking to basic self-care routines like exercising, eating right, and getting enough sleep. Once you have that down, you can then move onto other productive mindsets and rituals, like setting realistic goals for yourself and exploring hobbies, activities, and communities that interest you the most.
Former FBI Agent: Surveillance State Trashing Constitutional Protections
A former decorated undercover FBI agent, Mike German, explains how the national security state, in league with local law enforcement, is secretly targeting Americans for political views and activities perceived as a threat to the political establishment. » Former FBI Agent: Surveillance State Trashing Constitutional Protections Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!.
Fold-It-Yourself: Paper Space Scale Models
Papercraft website, AXM Paper Space Scale Models, offers a whole library of incredibly detailed, realistic space shuttle paper models. Some free, some pay. Perfect weekend activity for the outer space lovin' geek.
How To: Massage away a hangover
So, you were a messy drunk. Avoid the pain you'll suffer the next morning. Hangovers can be detrimental to your activities or work. This video, taught by nationally certified massage therapist, will help you get rid of those nasty hangovers. You will need to be patient and slow in your movements during the massage. Massage away a hangover.
NYTimes: "Feds Intensify Investigation Armstrong"
When Floyd Landis accused competitor Lance Armstrong of doping last May, I dismissed it as just an instance of Landis' lashing out.
News: What Is A Sprained Ankle?
Athletic trainer Keith May talks about common sprains and strains in sports.
News: Nutrition for Young Athletes
What should young athletes ages 7-14 eat to get bigger and stronger? Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Sports Nutritionist, Diane King, discusses the value of energy bars and protein shakes for this age group
News: 6. The Prevention, Symptoms & Treatment of Concussions
Dr. David Marshall of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta about severity, treatment and prevention when dealing with concussions in contact sports.
How To: How Orthotics Improve Athletic Performance
Director of Sports Medicine at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. David Marshall talks to us about the importance of good foot alignment for overall performance and injury prevention
News: The Dreaded "Little League" Elbow
Dr. David Marshall, Medical Director of Sports Medicine at CHOA talks about elbow injuries in youth athletes.
News: Why Female Athletes Have a Greater Risk of ACL
Dr. David Marshall, sports medicine doctor at CHOA discusses why females have more ACL injuries than males and how they can prevent ACL injuries with proper training and conditioning.
News: The Cause of Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Dr. David Marshall, Medical Director of Sports Medicine at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta discuss the warning signs, prevention, and treatment of Osgood Schlatter Disease.
News: Prevention of Heat Illness
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Director of Sports Medicine, Dr. David Marshall talks about heat illness and how to prevent it.
News: Little League Shoulder
Dr. David Marshall, Medical Director of Sports Medicine at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta tells us about Little League Shoulder, an overuse growth plate injury.
News: Coaching Mental Toughness
Furman University Head Baseball Coach and former manager in the Phillies organization tells us about mental toughness and the need for that skill in the game of baseball and other sports.
News: Talent is Over-Rated by Geoff Colvin
The famed chessmaster Capablanca was once asked how many moves ahead he saw when playing a game of chess. His answer? "I see only one move ahead, but it is ALWAYS the right move."
News: Great Books for Young Athletes
Here is a resource for Author Fred Bowden, whose books on sports are great for young athletes. The books are inspiring as well as informative. They should serve to help your son or daughter, or the players you coach in such a way as to teach them the importance of teamwork, competition and dedication. Enjoy.
News: People really do like this sport
RATINGS RAT RACE: It's World Cup Fever With ESPN & Univision Viewing Records
Triolectics: Three sided football
An interesting game that borrows from the most popular sport in the world. Developed by Asger John in 1964, not as popular as Joel Silver's Ultimate Frisbee. Worth watching.
News: North Korea, the ultimate underdog
I really enjoyed this article.
How To: Talk to Your Child's Coach
Long time youth sports administrator, Donal Ratigan discusses how best to deal with your child's coach.
How To: Coach Boys and Girls in Youth Sports
Longtime boys and girls coach, Reese Jacobs tells us the differences in coaching girls fast pitch softball and boys baseball.
News: Viva Africa! "Wavin Flag" - World Cup 2010
By the? underground, for the underground. This was made anonymously for the love of the sport and its ability to touch the whole world, if but for just a moment. Football, soccer, whatever - a rose by any other name would smell as sweet - no organization, no nation, no flag can overshadow its grace. It is all about our love for the Beautiful Game.
News: The Science of Badminton Pt 1 of 2 (CCTV)
China's CCTV made a short documentary about the sport of badminton. It is a pretty interesting clip to watch where Part 1 talks about the science and evolution of badminton racquet from the 60's onwards.
How To: Tighten the spokes on your motorcycle
See how to tighten the spokes on your motorbike, with a little help from MotoSport. You're going to want to take care of that sports bike if you want to pull powerful wheelies and jump barricades or whatever. Tighten the spokes on your motorcycle.
How To: Pop a wheelie on a motorcycle or sportbike
See how to pull a wheelie on your motorbike in this MCN video. Your sport sbike will have just as much fun as you will. Pop a wheelie on a motorcycle or sportbike.
News: Extreme Wheelchairing
Amazing how the wheelchair-bound can insanely kick ass at extreme sports. Check it out Urlesque's selection of some of the web's greatest extreme wheelchair-ers. Previously, Kick Ass in a Wheelchair.
News: Martial Arts Master Opens Bottles and Plays Sports With Nunchucks
Japanese martial artist Hiroki can play badminton, baseball, golf, and open champagne bottles with his weapon of choice: the nunchucks. Don't miss the videos below- Hiroki's talent takes serious skill and precision.
News: Thrillbilly-Tricycle-Flip
Travis Pastrana is an extreme sports nut, competing (and winning) X Games events such as motocross, freestyle motocross, supercross, and rally racing. In this Thrillbillies clip, Pastrana flips a big wheel at incredible speed over a 50-foot stretch (while donning a pinstripe suit). What an insane dude!
News: 60 MPH Saudi Sandal Skating
These Saudi boys bring the term "Extreme Sports" to a new level.
How To: bend it like Beckham
He is no Tom Brady, but he is talented and charming. Worthy of a British man crush. The trick as you will see is to have the ability to put a spin on the ball (or not) based on the extreme angle of his approach.
News: The Jackass Olympic Games
Have you got the olympic balls!!!! Nuts this is going to hurt!!!! The Jackass Olympics is a test not only of athleticism but also what every true sportsman or in some case women should have balls of steel!!I foresee the event to be a close contest, with the winner being awarded what all winners should receive in this event fuck all but pain and a laugh!The Jackas Olympics wil consist of an opening & closing cermony with 3 main sporting events with a sick twist!Opening Cermony, the olympic ana...
How To: Use the infielder's ready position in baseball
This instructional video from BaseballRox will help you develop your infield mechanics in the sport of baseball. This baseball video is aimed to help young players and coaches improve their performance on the field. See how to use the infielder's ready position in baseball.
News: Mind Your Manners!
If you live in an urban environment, chances are that you've seen this: It's a program started by the FBI to prevent terrorism and general thievery in peaceful and innocent communities all around America. I myself have seen a lot of these, and my previous apartment community was part of this 'program'.
How To: Organize a Halloween Scavenger Hunt
An alternative to trick-or-treating every Halloween is to have kids participate in a scavenger hunt. The activity provides the same excitement and still allows you to be with your kids while they participate. A scavenger hunt can be easily organized – here are some steps in preparing for a Halloween scavenger hunt:
News: Android Smartphones Dominated by 10 Hugely Popular Mobile Apps
There are over 250,000 apps in the Android Market, ranging from free productivity programs to a ridiculous $200 for a vuvuzela horn effect. But chances are you don't have the vuvuzela app on your Android smartphones right now, but you are likely to have one of the ten most popular apps in the Android Market.
News: Watch Out! Kinect-Based AI System Knows What You're Up To
With Microsoft's release of the Kinect SDK, things seem to have slowed down a bit in the world of Kinect development. Have developers exhausted the uses of Kinect already? No way! Four researchers at Cornell University have created an AI-based system on the Kinect that can recognize what you're doing, and maybe even who is doing it.
News: Socks, Inc. One-Ups LittleBigPlanet by Using Real Sock Puppets
ARGs have taken the concept of video games to some odd and wonderful real-world places. Socks, Inc. might not be the first ARG, and LittleBigPlanet might have defined the sock-puppet-based game archetype, but it is the first game to combine ARG and sock puppet elements into one package.