• The Truth About The First Fatality At The X Games

    Caleb Moore readied his snowmobile. He was about to begin his run at the 2013 Winter X Games Snowmobile Freestyle event, an event he had earned the Bronze medal for three years running. He didn't know it would be his last.

    By Felix Behr September 15th, 2020 Read More
  • How Many Black Belts Does Donnie Yen Really Have

    Yen started training in the martial arts as a child when, according to Men's Journal, he spent his time at one of three places: the weight rack, the boxing gym, or his mother's martial arts school. That's right: His mother was a Tai Chi and Wushu master, and Yen started his training with her.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 12th, 2020 Read More
  • What You Didn't Know About Aikido

    Aikido is a really neat martial art. As far as fighting arts go, Aikido is the only one known to have no attacks. It's purely defensive.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 10th, 2020 Read More
  • What Bruce Lee Was Like As A Kid, According To His Sister

    Lee touched people's hearts. He was a happy, lovable man who was seen smiling anytime he was doing an interview. This world-renowned martial artist made his name and excelled in his career through discipline -- a discipline that took time to develop.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 10th, 2020 Read More
  • The Tragic Death Of Boxer Duk-Koo Kim

    In November 1982, South Korean boxer Duk-koo Kim entered the boxing ring to fight American boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini in a highly awaited scuffle that received a lot of media attention. It would be the last fight of his life.

    By Boshika Gupta September 8th, 2020 Read More
  • How Andre The Giant Really Felt About His Size

    Andre had always been humongous. He didn't get that way by drinking his milk and eating his vegetables as a kid, either. He was predisposed to become enormous -- he had a condition known as acromegaly. A tumor rested on his pituitary gland, causing the gland to produce excess human growth hormone.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 8th, 2020 Read More
  • The Reason Dennis Rodman Briefly Lived On A Farm

    Rodman identified his friend's scars and healed them with his goofy and easy-going nature. Before he knew it, he was living with Rich and his family at their beautiful farm, where Rodman learned to drive tractors, tend to cows, and stay far away from his troubled past.

    By Boshika Gupta September 8th, 2020 Read More
  • The Reason Some Martial Artists Refused To Train Bruce Lee

    Lee's road to bona fide butt-kicker wasn't easy. Students in Honk Kong didn't like to work with Lee. Instructors wanted nothing to do with him. It's surprising he ever became as accomplished as he did. Their reasoning had to make it all the tougher on Lee.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 8th, 2020 Read More
  • Bruce Lee Vs. Steven Seagal: Who Would Win?

    Let's take a moment to find out Bruce Lee's real fighting ability, with a fantasy fight that pits him against the (physically) biggest of all action stars of recent years: Steven Seagal.

    By Pauli Poisuo September 7th, 2020 Read More
  • Details You Didn't Know About Madonna And Dennis Rodman's Relationship

    The power forward legend and the Queen of Pop dated for a while around 1994, and while Rodman has told several versions of the story over the years, Madonna has been rather more reluctant to spill the beans. Still others have told versions that differ significantly from Rodman's.

    By Pauli Poisuo September 3rd, 2020 Read More
  • What The MMA Has Proven About Heavier Fighters

    MMA allows fighters to train in whatever discipline they want and fight with a myriad of styles that keep viewers pawning their stereos to afford the pay-per-view specials. Two fighters, male or female, sweaty and rolling around or the ground while they beat each other's brains out.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 2nd, 2020 Read More
  • The Real Reason Andre The Giant Was So Big

    Andre the Giant, whose real name was André René Roussimoff, was literally larger than life, humongous in person as well as in the hearts of his fans. Probably everyone. At least everyone who saw The Princess Bride.

    By Nick Vrchoticky September 1st, 2020 Read More
  • The True Story Of The Baseball Player Who Invented The High Five

    It was October 2, 1977 and the baseball season was coming to an end when Dusty Baker, a left fielder for the Dodgers, hit his 30th home run. And as Baker approached home plate, Glenn Burke, an outfielder and the next at bat, raised his hand over his head. The high five was born.

    By Felix Behr August 28th, 2020 Read More
  • Mike Tyson Vs. Deontay Wilder: Who Would Win?

    Boxing is a well-documented sport, and the strengths and weaknesses of its most famous fighters are well-known. That's why nothing can stop you from a fantasy fight between Mike Tyson and Deontay Wilder, despite its actual impossibility.

    By Pauli Poisuo August 24th, 2020 Read More
  • What Is The Fastest Speed Limit In The World?

    When you drive, you're probably very careful about the speed limit (and you should because it's the law). But if you've ever thought of living out your NASCAR dreams ion the open road, you should do it in a place that allows for it. And no, it's nowhere in the United States.

    By Emilia David August 24th, 2020 Read More
  • The Truth About Jujitsu Legend Jigoro Kano

    Kano was a serious man. He also cast a long shadow. From his birth in 1860 to his death in 1938, Kano would master a martial art, modernize it, and then unleash it on a global audience.

    By Mark Lambert August 20th, 2020 Read More
  • The Story Behind Baseball's Unwritten Rules

    On Monday, August 17th, pro baseball player Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres curried both rage and adulation by ... playing baseball. But according to many, what he was really doing was breaking baseball's unwritten rules. Raising the question -- what are baseball's unwritten rules?

    By Tom Meisfjord August 20th, 2020 Read More
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme Vs Jason David Frank: Who Would Win?

    In the red corner, we have Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Muscles from Brussels. In the blue (well, green) corner, we have Jason David Frank, who is most famous for being the actor who played the original Green and White Power Rangers, but also a real-life karate master. Who would win?

    By Pauli Poisuo August 13th, 2020 Read More
  • The Disturbing Sport You've Never Heard Of

    Nobody (that we know of, anyway) claims that a sport isn't a sport unless it involves a live bird. Like, for instance, a goose. But geese, and horses, and human beings are the basic ingredients for a blessedly less common sport called goose pulling.

    By Eric Meisfjord August 7th, 2020 Read More