Grab a beer, get in the stands, and raise that scarf high above your head.
Old Trafford — Manchester, England
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21 Soccer Stadiums You Should Watch A Game In Before You Die
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"Princess Lacey," 8-Year-Old Friend Of College Basketball Star, Has Died From Cancer
Lacey Holsworth, the young Michigan State basketball fan who struck up an unlikely friendship with center Adreian Payne, passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Lacey Holsworth, beloved fan and friend to MSU superstar Adreian Payne, died early Wednesday morning, her parents said. "Princess Lacey" had fought a rare form of childhood cancer for three years. She was eight-years-old.
Michigan State forward Adreian Payne hoists the net with Lacey Holsworth after Michigan State defeated Michigan 69-55 in the championship of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis on March 16, 2014.
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Words can't express how much I already miss Lacey. She is my sister, and will always be a part of my life. She taught me how to fight through everything with a smile on my face even when things were going wrong. I'm a better man because of her.
She said she first liked me because of my smile, but it's her smile that made America fall in love with her.
I know she's smiling and dancing in heaven right now. My princess is now an angel.
The Holsworth family posted a statement on Twitter and Instagram:
Princess Lacey has achieved the ultimate victory. She now dances among angels.... The world is a better place because you were in it. Our hearts are broken. We love you Doll. Dance all night... Mommy and Daddy, Will, Mitchell, and Luke #LoveLikeLacey.
Lacey's father, Matt Holsworth, said she died "with her mommy and daddy holding her in their arms."
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American Flag Catches Fire At Atlanta Braves' Home Opener
O’er the land of the free, and Turner Field, the home of the Braves.
At last night's home opener vs the Mets, an errant firework appeared to engulf the American flag in flames.
Braves Spokesperson Beth Marshall told 11Alive News it happened because of new pyrotechnics. For the first time, they put pyrotechnics on Braves Vision (that's the large HD screen). One of the pyrotechnics flew at the flag and lit it on fire. Marshall said the material of the flag is flame retardant, so it went out on its own.
Via 11alive.com
From another angle, we can see the flag was not fully engulfed in flames.
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Union Says Northwestern Is Just The Beginning Of Organizing College Athletes
“We’re looking at each state and their labor laws,” the official said.
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WASHINGTON — The union that is working to organize student athletes at Northwestern University is beginning to look at state laws to see how athletes at public colleges might be able to unionize as well.
The National Labor Relations Board only has jurisdiction over private businesses, which means its decision for Northwestern won't affect public universities. To organize those athletes, the labor law of each state would have to be revised.
"We're looking at each state and their labor laws," United Steelworkers Political Director Tim Waters said. "But it's a process, you know. We're very deliberate."
The United Steelworkers is working with the National Collegiate Players Association to help the players unionize.
Ever since an NLRB regional board ruled that Northwestern athletes should be able to unionize, Waters says he's been inundated with calls from athletes around the country who also want to organize. He said part of the reason the union is looking into understanding each state's law is so they can provide athletes with accurate information.
The process is in the very early stages, will take a long time to develop and may never pan out in some or all cases, but at least one state lawmaker has already started thinking about it.
After University of Connecticut basketball star Shabazz Napier said there are some nights he goes to bed "starving," Connecticut state Rep. Patricia Dillon said she'd be willing to propose legislation to allow players to unionize if she could.
Waters said Napier's allegations didn't surprise him.
"I think [Napier's] comments really probably shocked some people. It didn't shock us, we've heard that 1,000 times," Waters said. "I've talked to players that have absolutely no money. They maybe come from families that don't have money to give them ... I've had players tell me they move a stove out of the kitchen to put a cot in to go to sleep at night."
Waters wouldn't say which athletes had reached out to him. He also wouldn't comment on whether the players or the union have felt pressure from outside groups or the school in the lead up to Northwestern's election, which will take place April 25.
"I'm not gonna comment on that but I'm gonna leave that to you to figure out what you think would be the common sense answer to that," he said.
Northwestern and the NCAA have spoken out against unionization in the past, and on Wednesday Northwestern filed a request for review from the full NLRB in Washington. If the NLRB agrees to review the case, which is likely due to its high-profile and far-reaching implications, it could take months to decide.
Several experts predict the case may then go to federal court and could take years to resolve.
"I think eventually players are going to have the right to organize everywhere," Waters said. "I don't think that's today. But I think hopefully and pragmatically looking at the map and thinking about what's going on and the change that's coming to the NCAA, eventually one day all these athletes will have the right to organize."
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14 Awesome Hairstyles By Sports Superfans
Hats are too mainstream.
Some fans represent the whole of their favorite sport.
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Others are more team-specific.
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Colin Kaepernick Under Investigation For "Suspicious Incident" In Miami
The 49ers quarterback responded on Twitter to reports by TMZ that he and two other NFL players are being investigated by Miami police.
On Thursday, TMZ reported San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is under investigation for what it called an "alleged sexual assault" that took place earlier this month in Miami.
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On Friday, the quarterback took to Twitter to express his side of the story.
No charges have been filed yet against the quarterback or his two roommates. Below is the description given in the police report.
Via mercurynews.com
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This Double Crossover Is Proof That Andre Iguodala Is An Ankle-Breaking Wizard
Just filthy.
Now you see me...
…and now you don't.
Let's watch the whole exchange one more time. Because magic.
Iguodala, for his part, was kinda ho-hum about the whole thing.
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14 Things You Should Know Before You Go Skydiving For The First Time
As explained by someone who is terrified by heights but survived — and even loved! — his skydiving experience.
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No! If you're skydiving for the first time, you're probably doing a tandem dive, which is where you're strapped to another human through a Baby Bjorn-like series of carabiners and knots, and that human throws you out of an airplane. Then he/she free-falls with you for a short while — probably less than a minute, depending on how high you're jumping from — and pulls the parachute, and then lands you both safely on the ground.
Again, you're not skydiving as much as you're being voluntarily thrown out of an airplane by a complete stranger.
Yes, quite a bit!
No, not at all. Your skydiving partner is doing 80% of the work, and gravity takes care of the rest. The harness you're in does get a little bit snug — especially for gentlemen, uh, down there — but that's more a matter of discomfort.
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21 Reasons Golfers Are Actually The Most Likable Professional Athletes
That is, if you give them a chance.
Golf has always been considered a sport for rich kids, which gives professional golfers an unfair reputation for being humorless, straight-laced, privileged snobs. However most of the guys you see on TV are nothing like the wasp-y county club jerks you think of — in fact they're pretty darn likable. Here's why:
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Outside Linebacker For The 49ers Detained At The Los Angeles Airport For Indicating He Had A Bomb
Aldon Smith of 49ers fame was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport after yelling during a security screening he had a bomb.
Aldon Smith of the 49ers was arrested at LAX.
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Via nbcbayarea.com
Smith was with 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver, who recently pled guilty to a felony charge of possession of brass knuckles and two misdemeanor charges involving a hit and run.
AP Photo/Bill Feig
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Bubba Watson Celebrated His Second Masters Victory At Waffle House
There’s nothing better than some smothered, covered, chunked, topped, diced, peppered, capped hashbrowns after winning the Green Jacket.
Yesterday, Bubba Watson won the 2014 Masters Tournament by a 3 stroke margin.
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For winning, Watson received the coveted "Green Jacket" that every golfer dreams of putting on.
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So, how does a golfer celebrate winning one of the biggest tournaments in the World for the second time, you ask?
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(Especially one that LOVES grilled cheese)
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Five Boston-Area Sports Teams Tweet "We're All On The Same Team" To Remember The Boston Marathon Bombings
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11 Things You Should Understand About Female Sports Fans
The first thing is that we exist, and we love sports just as much as the dudes do.
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Female sports fans make up about 35% of fans in each league. That means approximately one out of three fans of your favorite sport – gasp – is a woman.
Via nielsen.com
We hear unwarranted explanations of things we already know all the time. It doesn't matter if we're in a jersey/team colors, watching the game in person or at a bar, or if we're shouting about defensive play calling. It's extremely belittling to be regarded as oblivious based on nothing other than our gender.
"What's Buster Posey's real name?"
"How many Super Bowls do the Steelers have?"
No one should have to pass a test to enjoy sports.
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How Stereotypically American Are You?
The land of the free and the home of the Big Mac.
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Sports Illustrated Honors The Boston Marathon, Features 3,000 Bostonians On The Cover
Runners, first responders and the Mayor of Boston join thousands of people for a special cover photo one year after the Boston bombings.
Sports Illustrated put out a casting call to the city of Boston on Saturday, asking people to show up at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Boylston St. at 7 a.m. for a special cover photo shoot. This was the result:
The people of Boston made a strong showing— would you expect anything else?— when SI put out a casting call for a photo shoot last Saturday at the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street, steps from where two bombs exploded on Patriots' Day last year. A crowd of 3,000, including runners who were near the blast, first responders and mayor Marty Walsh, arrived by 7 a.m. to celebrate the city's—and the race's—resilience in the face of the terror attacks.
Of the cover photo, SI's Director of Photography Brad Smith said, "A year later, Boston has shown the strength to carry on. I'm proud that Sports Illustrated was able to contribute, in a small way, to that process with this cover. You can see in the faces of the people of Boston, how far they've come, together as a city."
Via tracking.si.com
Red Sox star David Ortiz writes an article for SI this week (note his by-line on the cover): A year after Marathon bombings, Boston is even stronger
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Lorde Finally Met The Baseball Player Who Inspired "Royals"
Life is great without a care.
Lorde’s colossal hit “Royals” got its name from this 1976 photo of Hall of Fame baseball player George Brett, who spent his entire career playing for the Kansas City Royals.
Last year, Lorde told VH1 that she “had this image from the National Geographic of this dude just signing baseballs. He was a baseball player and his shirt said, ‘Royals.’ It was just that word. It’s really cool."
Lorde’s mom confirmed with a Kansas City newspaper that Lorde was referring to a photo of George Brett; a rep for National Geographic told the same paper that the George Brett image was the "only photo in our archives of a Royals baseball player signing autographs.”
Later, National Geographic caught up with Ted Spiegel, the guy who took the photo. He hadn't heard "Royals."
Ted Spiegel / National Geographic / Getty Images / Via newswatch.nationalgeographic.com
Wonder if Brett pooped his pants over it.
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22 Awesome Athletes
Cool guys.
Bronson Arroyo.
Jordy Mercer.
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Eric Fryer.
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Andrew Desjardins.
Photo by Christian Petersen / Getty Images
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This Is What It's Like To Play Linebacker For The Miami Hurricanes
Ball so hard.
Go under the helmet of Hurricanes defender Denzel Perryman with this incredible first-person footage shot earlier this month at spring practice.
Here's but a tease. BAM!
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How Much Do You Actually Care About Sports?
Way too much? Not at all? Let’s find out.
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19 Reasons Why You Should Never Celebrate Too Early
Don’t get cocky. Big ups to r/PrematureCelebration for the inspiration and schadenfreude.
Life is tough. But it's even tougher when think you've won it all and have to stop...
Because the shot isn't going in:
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Because your rollerblades can't magically win first place:
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Because there's someone right behind you:
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