Cops pepper spray dancers at football game

Cops pepper spray dancers at football game, Police use pepper spray to stop haka dance at high school game. Police in a small Utah town are being accused of overreacting after using pepper spray to break up a group of Polynesian men and boys performing a haka after a high school football game.

The police action came after a pair of officers unsuccessfully attempted to disperse the dozen or so performers who were blocking an exit after the Union-Uintah game on Thursday night (local time), the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune reported.

Serious head injury to Tom Bender forces abandonment of cup tie

Serious head injury to Tom Bender forces abandonment of cup tie

Serious head injury to Tom Bender forces abandonment of cup tie. Accrington match called off after Tom Bender head injury.

Accrington Stanley's Tom Bender is recovering in hospital after suffering a head injury that forced a cup match against Tranmere to be abandoned.

Four elderly golfers get hole-in-ones all in the same day

Four elderly golfers get hole-in-ones all in the same day

Four elderly golfers get hole-in-ones all in the same day. For most golfers, the dream of getting a hole-in-one is one of the things that many would like to accomplish but few actually do during their golfing careers.

However at Plantation Golf Club in Leesburg, Florida last week, four elderly golfer (all seventy or older) pulled off the impressive feat of each hitting a hole-in-one on the same day:

Boise state football

 

Boise state football, Kellen Moore sharpness translated already to two touchdown passes as the Boise State lead 20-9 over Toledo at half time.. Boise State’s offense is flowing with such precision as Moore feels the calmness in directing plays.
Before the end of the second quarter Moore delivered a one yard touchdown pass to Tyler Shoemaker with 17 seconds remaining. In seven plays Boise State covered 64 yards for 1 minute and 12 seconds only.

Randy Moss the Mossiah

Randy Moss the Mossiah, On the afternoon Randy Moss, the Mossiah, was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans, Nashville was singing. In the moments before the Titans officially claimed Moss off waivers Wednesday, it was dreary in the city, raindrops were falling, clouds raced across the open expanse of the gray sky, it seemed like winter was near. But Thursday. the sun was out, there were no clouds, and one of the two best wide receivers to ever play the game -- Jerry Rice is still the best -- will be suiting up for the Titans come next Sunday in Miami.

Nathan Eccleston 9/11

Nathan Eccleston 9/11, Liverpool are investigating striker Nathan Eccleston for comments on Twitter that suggested the 11 September attacks were not the work of terrorists.

A tweet that has since been taken down said: "I ain't going to say attack don't let the media make u believe that was terrorist that did it. #OTIS."

Rugby World Cup 2011

Rugby World Cup 2011

Rugby World Cup 2011. All Blacks off to winning start at World Cup. The All Blacks got the seventh Rugby World Cup off to a winning start on Friday, defeating Tonga 41-10 in front of a capacity 60,000 crowd at Eden Park.It was not an entirely convincing opener from the New Zealanders despite the lop-sided scoreline, but skipper Richie McCaw said it had been a good enough way to open their campaign to win the Webb Ellis Cup for the first time in 24 years.

Sports Teams Died Crashes

Sports Teams Died Crashes. A private jet carrying a Russian professional hockey team to its first game of the season crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, killing 43 people—including European and former NHL players—in one of the worst aviation disasters in sports history. Two people survived the accident.

The crash also was the latest tragedy to befall the sport of hockey— following the sudden, offseason deaths of three of the NHL’s tough-guy enforcers that has shocked fans.

Crosby recovering, but not ready to play

Crosby recovering, but not ready to play

Crosby recovering, but not ready to play. Sidney Crosby will not be ready for training camp for the Pittsburgh Penguins as he continues to recover from the effects of a concussion, it was announced on Wednesday.

Crosby, sidelined since January, met with reporters at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, just over a week ahead of the opening of their camp.

Ronaldo Return to Man United

Ronaldo Return to Man United

Ronaldo Return to Man United. The 25-year-old departed for Real Madrid in a world record £80 million deal last summer after six seasons at Old Trafford, which yielded three Premier League titles, a Champions League crown and numerous other team and personal honours.

Man, 61, plays on college football team

Man, 61, plays on college football team

Man, 61, plays on college football team. Man, 61, joins college football team. When the recession booted Alan Moore out of a 37-year career in civil construction, he kicked back -- by becoming a kicker for an Alabama college football team at age 61.

On Saturday, Moore, affectionately referred to as "Pops" by his Faulkner University teammates, will get his first chance to kick in public for the small Christian school during a squad scrimmage in Montgomery. Four of his five grandchildren will be there to watch.

Maria Sharapova News

Maria Sharapova News

Maria Sharapova News. Maria Sharapova rallies for victory at US Open. Maria Sharapova's slow start almost turned into an early exit at the U.S. Open.

The three-time major champion picked up her game in time to avoid an upset against 102nd-ranked Heather Watson, rallying for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory Monday in the opening round.

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt. Athletics-'Crazy' Blake ahead of schedule in upstaging Bolt. Jamaican sprinter, "wonderful cricketer" and chicken nugget lover. There is no doubt that Yohan Blake is cut from the same cloth as the man he replaced as 100 metres world champion on Sunday.

The 21-year-old also shares a great self-confidence with Usain Bolt and, although he obviously benefited from the disqualification of his training partner for a false start on Sunday, he was not prepared to put his victory purely down to luck.

White Michael Vick

White Michael Vick

White Michael Vick. Over the last four years there is no player more polarizing in the NFL — and perhaps all of American sports than Michael Vick. As the first black quarterback to be selected No. 1 overall in the NFL draft, Vick wowed football fans with his athleticism and game-breaking ability and infuriated others with his disregard for the traditional quarterback role.

Rick Hansen Relay

Rick Hansen Relay

Rick Hansen Relay. Rick Hansen set to start cross-Canada relay near St. John's. A wheelchair athlete – well known for his "Man in Motion" campaign to help people with spinal cord injuries – is heading to Cape Spear, N.L., to begin a cross-Canada relay to mark the 25th anniversary of his journey around the world in a wheelchair.

Rick Rypien Funeral

Rick Rypien Funeral

Rick Rypien Funeral. Funeral for NHL tough guy Rick Rypien attracts almost 1,000 people. NHL enforcer Rick Rypien never walked away from a fight and battled bravely to the end of a too-short life, his friends and family said at his funeral Saturday.

A funeral for Rypien, 27, was held Saturday at the arena where he played minor hockey just days after his sudden death in his southern Alberta home.

US and China's basketball brawl

US and China's basketball brawl

US and China's basketball brawl. A basketball friendly between China's military and a visiting US team descended into a mass brawl in Beijing this week, just as US Vice President Joe Biden was in town to try to improve US-China ties.Punches were thrown, chairs flew through the air, and even the spectators got stuck in as the game between Washington's Georgetown University Hoyas and the People's Liberation Army team turned violent.

Mark Fowler dies Sydney

Mark Fowler dies Sydney

Mark Fowler dies Sydney. A British Thai kick-boxing champion has died during a fight in Sydney, prompting calls for tighter regulation of the sport. Mark Fowler, 35, collapsed in front of spectators after fighting five rounds on Saturday night and failed to regain consciousness. He died on Monday afternoon of head injuries.

Nevin Shapiro University of Miami

Nevin Shapiro University of Miami.

Nevin Shapiro University of Miami. Nevin Shapiro once lived in a $6.1 million, 6,432-square foot mansion on North Bay Road in Miami Beach. It came complete with views of Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline from the Spanish-themed pool.If he grew bored with that, he’d take out his $1.6 million Riviera yacht. Or just hit his usual South Beach haunts – Prime 112 or Mansion nightclub or the Mercury Hotel, where he occasionally threw wild, hooker-fueled parties. On more casual days maybe he’d hang out with a local celebrity such as Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade or any number of current or former Miami Hurricanes, the program he once loved and now may destroy.

Joey Barton helps catch burglar

Joey Barton helps catch burglar

Joey Barton helps catch burglar. Joey Barton's eventful month continued on Sunday morning as he helped police catch a burglar near his home in Newcastle. The controversial midfielder disturbed the intruder in the early hours of Sunday morning as he attempted to burgle the house next to Barton's.

The England international then provided police with his own CCTV footage - which is believed to have led to the capture of the criminal.