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3 Shocking Sports Clips

31 May

Here are three shocking clips from sporting events that happened recently.

1) Ball boy disrupts crucial tennis point: A young ball boy dashed onto the court of the French Open during a crucial point and forced the point to be redone. The incident occurred during the match between Andy Murray and Viktor Troicki. Despite the fact that the ball boy did not disrupt Troicki, the point had to be redone. Murray ultimately staged a comeback and won the match.

2) Baseball player knocked UNCONSCIOUS by errant throw: A game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators took a scary turn when the Florida pitcher was knocked unconscious by a throw from his own catcher. Georgia was up by two runs in the first inning when Florida catcher Mike Zunino attempted to throw out a runner stealing second. He tripped over the batter’s foot, causing the throw to go low and strike pitcher Brian Johnson on the head. He collapsed immediately and remained on the ground for several minutes before being removed by stretcher. Thankfully, extensive testing revealed no major fractures or bleeding and Johnson was diagnosed with a concussion. Take a look at the play, but be advised the content may be alarming to some people.

3) Dad drops daughter trying to catch foul ball: Another scary moment, this time in the ninth inning of a game between the Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers. With a foul ball coming his way, one father dropped his daughter in an effort to catch the ball. She was uninjured, but the father earned a talking from the security personnel at the stadium. Worse yet, he didn’t even catch the foul ball.

2 Awesome Short Documentaries

27 May

If you have a few minutes, check out these short documentaries. Well worth the quick view.

1) World’s Last Handwritten Newspaper: The Musalman is the world’s oldest Urdu-language newspaper and its also thought to be the last newspaper in the world that is handwritten every day. This is the story of how the newspaper is put together each day and what inspires the people to continue their work. There is no practical reason why they couldn’t have switched over to computer production.

2) If These Knishes Could Talk: So this video is not actually completed yet, but it envisions a documentary about the New York accent. Seems really interesting, and the trailer contains interviews with a lot of interesting people. If you like the trailer, consider donating a few bucks so the filmmaker can afford to finish the project.

President Obama Has Had a Rough UK Visit

26 May

For the past couple of days, President Obama has been touring Ireland and England and meeting with leaders. His trip, however, has been filled with embarrassing moments, gaffes and strange photo opportunities. What has he been up to? Take a look.

1) His Limo Gets Stuck: As Obama was leaving the US Embassy to give a speech in Dublin, his limousine (nicknamed “The Beast”) became stuck on an elevated curb. Secret Service agents obscured the limo from public sight while they worked to free the tires.

2) He Inexplicably Writes the Wrong Year: Obama got a tour of Westminster Abbey and lay a wreath on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. He signed the guestbook on his way out with the words “It is a great privilege to commemorate our common heritage, and common sacrifice.” Then, he signed the date “24 May 2008.” Yeah, not the correct year.

3) Ping Pong Politics: Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron decided to play ping pong against two students. They looked ridiculous, and Obama looked bad. Not as bad as bowling though. Still, why would you allow for this photo opportunity that allows pictures like this to be taken.

4) He Flubs Toast to Queen: The royal family honored President Obama with a royal dinner, but he flubbed the toast and spoke over the national anthem. Oops. See more here.

5) He Meets Jedward: The Irish twins performed their hit song for the President of the United States, who apparently liked their hair.

6) He Randomly Talks to Random Person on Phone: What would you do if your daughter handed you the phone and President Obama was on the other line? That happened to one mother today.

Preston Mitchum Plagiarizes His Law School Graduation Speech

24 May

Obviously, those classes didn’t sink in that well. Preston Mitchum had the honor of delivering a student speech at his graduation from N.C. Central University law school. The speech highlighted the familiar themes of being average in such a competitive place, but the themes were familiar because Mitchum had copied them!

The speech originated from Anthony Corvino at Binghamton University last year. Mitchum ended up copying the speech word-for-word in some sections.

“I just don’t want this to have an effect on my career,” said Mitchum.

Corvino later said that Mitchum actually asked his permission via Facebook to give the speech, which he gave. A faculty disciplinary committee will review the allegations, but Mitchum was already given his diploma. He plans to take the bar exam this summer and pursue a further degree.

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Kiss at the Billboard Awards

23 May

It was the kiss on national TV heard round the world. Pop teen idol Justin Bieber won the award for top new artist and gave his girlfriend Selena Gomez a kiss before hitting the stage.

“It’s crazy that I’m surrounded by so many amazing people. I want to thank my fans again,” he said.