http://other-sports.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Other Sports en Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2732596 unknown@Digg.com The Olympics are just around the corner, and some news outlets are using them as an excuse to dress up old-fashioned T&A in a flimsy frock of supposed sports coverage. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2732596Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2732319 unknown@Digg.com An innocent trampoline jump does not go well. As always. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:10:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2732319Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2731512 unknown@Digg.com They weren't so innocent after all. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:00:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2731512Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2731386 unknown@Digg.com An instructor demonstrates how to perform a knockout using a pressure point in the back of your neck. I am still a little skeptical that this is real. This reminds me of the Batman TAS episode "Day of the Samurai" where he fights the ninja on the volcano. Some of you will know what I'm talking about, others not so much. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:20:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2731386Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2731285 unknown@Digg.com Clad in knee-high leather boots, spandex shorts and a sports bra, Xiao Yan struck a pose two feet off the ground, her head glistening with sweat and her arms straining as she suspended herself from a vertical pole. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:20:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2731285Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2731260 unknown@Digg.com Ten jocks who traded in their pro careers for lives of crime. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:41:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2731260Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2730366 unknown@Digg.com Riding big waves or small, or riding the wind and catching some air, people across the world have been busy surfing over the past few months - in competitions, as therapy, or just for serious fun. Here, you'll find a collection of images of people recently enjoying the surf in several ways Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:10:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2730366Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2730285 unknown@Digg.com As in, "Y the hell did I try that?". Everyone knows the first rule to rollerblading, but these guys can't seem to figure out the second....land on skates, not face. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:01:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2730285Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2729993 unknown@Digg.com It may not be flashy, computerized, or even very fast, but there are few pursuits more "American" than the All-American Soap Box Derby. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:50:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2729993Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2729944 unknown@Digg.com The 10 greatest 2-sport athletes of all time. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:00:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2729944Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2729589 unknown@Digg.com Fox Sports coverage of the 2007 World's Event. Great insight into how far yo-yoing has come. Amazing stuff. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:30:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2729589Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2728296 unknown@Digg.com Vertical turns! Amazing cuts! Reverse tail slides! These surfers show off their stuff in Huntington Beach, CA, at the 2008 U.S. Open of Surfing finals. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:20:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2728296Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2727374 unknown@Digg.com Here is Jake Brown's part in the Blind Skateboards what if video. Its starts of with some pretty incredible basketball shots at the DC Skate Facility followed by some amazing vert skateboarding. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2727374Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2727274 unknown@Digg.com We all enjoy seeing true sporting genius at work - but for the ying of every Lance Armstrong, Roger Federer or Sammy Sosa out there, there's the yang of dreadful failure to bring some balance to the world of sport. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:50:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2727274Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2726779 unknown@Digg.com This kid demonstrates how fast you can stop when you ride your bike on a rail with rear pegs. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2726779Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2726672 unknown@Digg.com Tom Durkin makes sure he pronounces this horse's name correctly. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:50:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2726672Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2726157 unknown@Digg.com After getting squashed by Anderson Silva (Pictures) in a minute and one second during their July 19 UFC light heavyweight tilt on Spike TV, the Sacramento native has allegedly tested positive for the non-approved analgesic painkillers Methadone and Oxymorphone according to a post-fight urinalysis conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2726157Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2726027 unknown@Digg.com We've seen dynasties come and go, but lets tip our hats to the poor franchises (and fans) that have never had the chance to win a championship. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:30:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2726027Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2723879 unknown@Digg.com The 2008 Tour de France cycling race is now over, won by Spain's Carlos Sastre, with a time of 87h 52m 52s. Sastre beat second-place finisher Cadel Evans of Australia by only 58 seconds, over a 21 stage course that added up to over 3,500 kilometers (2,175 miles). This entry covers the second half (including mountain stages) of the Tour. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:40:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2723879Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2723523 unknown@Digg.com Joel Schwartz loved to swim and was proud of winning competitions. At age 72, he served as a role model for physical fitness. His friends and fellow swimmers were shocked to learn Schwartz died after suffering a heart attack while competing in a 1,500-meter freestyle swim at the Empire State Games. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:10:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2723523Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2723042 unknown@Digg.com A new study of supplements sold in Britain has found that more than one in 10 are contaminated by banned steroids or stimulants. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:10:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2723042Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2722349 unknown@Digg.com Carlos Sastre won the Tour de France on Sunday, sipping champagne in the processional to the Champs-Elysees and becoming the third consecutive Spaniard to capture cycling's main event. Sastre held his narrow lead over Cadel Evans of Australia, finishing seven seconds behind his main rival for a 58-second victory. Bernhard Kohl of Austria was 1:13 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:10:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2722349Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2722267 unknown@Digg.com Lowered into the sea by a team of local scuba divers, Mr Innocente mounted the bike at a depth of 92ft (28m) and rode along a 360ft (110m) long underwater slope, dodging mud pools and rocky outcrops. Continuing his descent, Mr Innocente, 62, smashed his own previous world record of 197ft (60m) which he set three years ago. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:00:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2722267Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2722189 unknown@Digg.com Running around a track in Beijing? Boring. Try wife-carrying or dog-surfing... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:10:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2722189Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2720882 unknown@Digg.com Here are scenes from the Red Bull Air Race. These guys are pulling 9 to 10 Gs which is crazy. A nascar driver is pulling about 4 G's this is twice as much. Just the helmet alone on your head that weighs 20 pounds now weighs 200 pounds due to this massive amount of pressure! Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2720882Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2720555 unknown@Digg.com A biker loses control during a race and flips over his handle bars and slams into a tree head first knocking him out cold. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2720555Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2719545 unknown@Digg.com Federer and Nadal have met in each of the past three Wimbledon and French Open finals -- Federer winning on grass and Nadal on clay each time until Nadal's five-set Wimbledon win this year. Since 2003, only three other players have won Grand Slam events, with the pair taking 17 of the past 20 championships. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:10:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2719545Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2719200 unknown@Digg.com This is Old School P.E., a two-hour exercise program strictly for adults, built around grown-up versions of gym class staples. Participants say getting in shape is a bonus to the main attraction -- a Friday night out with friends, away from the kids. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:00:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2719200Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2717619 unknown@Digg.com If you sat down to make a list of ?sporting events at which you?re least likely to see a brawl,? a WNBA game would have to be near the top, but was it the most unexpected throwdown of all time? Here are a few other notables you may have missed. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2717619Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2716735 unknown@Digg.com I was getting nervous there, wondering if they included Ralphie the Buffalo. I was getting ready to get mad that (I'm not biased or anything) the local team of my youth was not represented. But alas, the list is legit, and I will indeed submit the article. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:40:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2716735Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2716520 unknown@Digg.com If only Terrel Owens had half the concentration of this kid. Sick catch bro! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2716520Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2716415 unknown@Digg.com Dan Osmanwas an Asian American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of "free-soloing"and "rope jumping", for which his record was over 1000 feet / 304,8 meters. He died on November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a "controlled free-fall" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:10:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2716415Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2716156 unknown@Digg.com This dude just doesnt get the speed to clear his jump and ends up slamming into the ground face first. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:10:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2716156Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2714710 unknown@Digg.com A new photographic exhibition at the Royal Geographic Society in London showcases 60 rarely seen images that capture the true spirit of adventure through the lens of leading landscape, portrait, action and travel photographers Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:30:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714710Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2713892 unknown@Digg.com When you're 85 and riddled with arthritis, just moving the coffee pot from here to there can be an exhausting experience. "I'm going to have to sit down for a minute," said 85-year-old Thelma Tavares. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:30:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2713892Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2712686 unknown@Digg.com We're not counting murderous moms or anything involving underage girls. No, we're interested in the so-called "racy pics" scandals in which adult women appear in photos drunk, making out with other women or wearing outfits skimpier Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:30:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2712686Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2712264 unknown@Digg.com The baddest human being alive whips Tim Sylvia's ass in just 36 seconds. Brutal. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:50:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2712264Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2708818 unknown@Digg.com A 32-year-old man died during the New York City triathlon Sunday, the first death in the eight-year history of the event. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:45:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2708818Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2707181 unknown@Digg.com The Step Brothers stars have a high list of demands from ESPN including a highly emotional theme song. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:40:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2707181Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2704479 unknown@Digg.com This was performed in Wuerzburg, Germany. This Lady can do anything on the bike. Great! Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:00:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2704479Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2703107 unknown@Digg.com I don't like wrestling, but it's moments like these that make me wanna watch sometimes. I guess it's that wrestling is too real for me. :-D ("Do not throw chairs into the ring." Ummm, a little late for that, huh?!) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:01:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2703107Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2701988 unknown@Digg.com French police arrested a Spanish rider on the Barloworld team Wednesday morning after finding banned substances in his hotel room, which they raided after the rider, Moises Duenas Nevado, failed an initial anti-doping test during the Tour de France. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:32:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2701988Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2697292 unknown@Digg.com France is currently hosting the 95th Tour de France - which began on July 5th, and continues through July 27th. The Tour is the world's largest cycle race, with twenty teams of nine riders (invitation-only) entered in this year's race. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2697292Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2695356 unknown@Digg.com A performance on the Russian Bar, recorded for Chinese television at the Circus Festival of Monte Carlo. The final stunt is flat out awesome. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:50:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2695356Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2693828 unknown@Digg.com Bambiball - Urban Life Style Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:30:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2693828Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2693680 unknown@Digg.com "Down on top of the head and up between the groin!" urges instructor Debra Stewart, of nearby Chung's Academy of Martial Arts, commanding a dozen gray-haired students swinging canes at imaginary attackers. "Stomp him! Dig it in there. Do it hard!" Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:50:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2693680Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2693068 unknown@Digg.com A collection of the best mustaches in sports. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:00:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2693068Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2692133 unknown@Digg.com Raise your hand if Oregon Trail kept you in elementary, middle, or even high school . . . Now how about planning a 2,100 mile adventure to do it in real life . . . this time no dysentery, killing oxen, or food rations. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:00:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2692133Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2691293 unknown@Digg.com In addition to being the only person to ever leap from a helicopter onto a vert ramp on a skateboard, Way has also set and broken six world records. He currently holds the world records for highest air out of a quarterpipe at 23-feet, 6-inches, and distance on a skateboard at 79-feet. He set the last record in 2004 at X Games X with officials from Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:40:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2691293Other Sports http://web2announcer.com/go/2690962 unknown@Digg.com The ancient sport of chariot racing is to be revived in Rome in the fall of 2009, the organizers of the races announced on Tuesday. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:40:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2690962Other Sports