Ben Chew is a sports editor/writer based in Portland, Oregon after working in television as a sports reporter at KIEM-TV and as a radio host/producer with SportsTalk Cleveland
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Female Boxer Takes 15 Straight Punches to the Face
The above video of a recent women's boxing match shows one fighter who clearly should have learned how to protect her face.
Drunk Detroit Tigers Fan Gets Dragged Out of Comerica Park
Last week, one Detroit Tigers fan had a little bit too much to drink during the Tigers' 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
After getting ejected from the game for some unknown reason (let's take a stab in the dark and say public drunkenness), the fella in the red jacket got the ultimate walk-off as his sober friend carried him up a flight of stairs followed by a small army of security guards.
Is This The Worst Soccer Penalty Kick Ever?
We have a feeling Austrian soccer player Jonathan Soriano would have liked a second attempt at his penalty kick against Real Vienna last Saturday.
Cleveland Fan Perfectly Encapsulates Indians Season While Chasing Foul Ball
There are few things that will make normally sane people go crazy at a Major League Baseball game and a foul ball is one of them.
Driver Has Epic Crash at Pikes Peak Hill Climb
For those of you that think NASCAR is the most dangerous activity involving a car, it has nothing on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Race.
Alligator Munches on Some Snake at 2012 PGA Championship
This year's 2012 PGA Championship was held at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. As Rory Mcllroy was busy winning his second major title of his career at the 2012 PGA Championship, the animal kingdom busy doing their thing in the out of bounds area...
Olympic Pole Vaulter Shatters Pole During Attempt
There are plenty of ways to tell that you are having a bad day at the 2012 Summer Olympics and Cuban pole vaulter Lazaro Borges found out one of those ways when a bad break happened during one of his vaults.
Olympic Weightlifter Drops 432 Pound Barbell on His Neck
We throw around the term "toughness" with athletes all the time but we're pretty sure that German weightlifter Matthias Steiner defines the word.
One-Armed MMA Fighter Scores Epic Knockout Win
Have you heard about the one-armed MMA fighter? It's not a set-up to a bad joke. Nick Newell is currently a hot topic in the world of Mixed Martial Arts since starting his career with a perfect 8-0 record.
When Olympic Pole Vaulting Goes Horribly Wrong
So far, the 2012 London Summer Olympics have had some memorable athletic accomplishments -- along with some moments that didn't really live up to the Olympic standard.
Have You Seen 90-Year-Old Pole Vaulter William Bell in Action?
When most adults reach the twilight of their lifetimes, they tend to slow down and cast athletic activities aside. Ninety-year-old William Bell is not one of those people.
Olympic Weightlifter Urinates on Herself During Lift
There are few things more embarrassing than peeing on yourself in public. Ecuadorian weighlifter Maria Alexandra Escobar Guerrero had her "golden moment" in front of a couple million people at the 2012 London Olympics.
Arizona Diamondbacks Prospect is Predictably Terrible at Rapping
Some people should never rap. Arizona Diamondbacks pitching prospect Trevor Bauer is one of those people. His friend in this song another.
This New Zealand Rugby Hit Will Knock You Into Next Week
The sport of rugby might contain some of the biggest hits you'll ever see in the world of sports, and one that happened last weekend might be one of the all-time best.
Teen Tries To Steal Olympic Torch — Fails Miserably
It's a huge honor to carry the Olympic torch during its journey to the Summer Olympics. This year, a 17-year-old kid decided that he wanted to skip the selection process and just steal the torch and carry it himself.
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Edition of the Washington Nationals’ ‘Presidential Race’
For those in the audience who have never attended a Washington Nationals game at Nationals Park, one of the amusing sideshows during the game is the Presidents Race. Similar to Milwaukee's Sausage Race, four mascots dressed as our greatest presidents race around the park to the delight of woman, children and drunk men.
US Women’s Soccer Team Covers ‘Party In The USA’
Before the US Women's soccer team goes for the gold at the 2012 Olympics in London, they decided to cut loose by putting together a music video during their trip over the pond.
Slam Dunk of the Summer Provided by D2 College Basketball Player
For those of you out there looking for the slam dunk of the summer, you need to look no further than this effort from Division II basketball player Angelo Sharpless.
Miss Teen South Carolina Tebows After Winning Pageant
It seems that the act of "Tebowing" is not going away anytime soon. No matter how much we pray that it parishes in a fiery death.
Nationals Fan Makes Music Video In Hopes of Becoming Bryce Harper’s Girlfriend
YouTube is the go-to spot to profess love and infatuation for a celebrity in video form. It appears that one young Washington Nationals fan has become so enamored with rookie phenom Bryce Harper that she penned a song just for him.