Cracked Archive - Sports

5 Fitness Products That Were Sued Out of Existence
When the U.S. government and Federal Trade Commission is your best gym buddy
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5 Performance Enhancers Sold on Amazon That Should Probably Be Illegal
A professional athlete would face a serious suspension if they got caught taking any of these, but hey, John Q. Public, knock yourself out
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- By Ian Douglass
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4 Monopolies Behind Where All Sports Stuff Is Made
Welcome to the rock that is the source of all rocks
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Fitness Scams People Still Believe Are True
Shakira’s hips might not lie, by Suzanne Somers’ thighs do
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- By Ian Douglass
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4 Famous People Who Hid Serious Injuries During Their Time in the Spotlight
No foot? No problem
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5 Stupidly Corrupt Moments From the History of Sports Betting
What happens when both teams want to lose?
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- By Ryan Menezes
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4 Sports Cheating Scandals Straight Out of a Heist Movie
Here’s the plan: We take drugs and get really, really strong
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Sports Rules Designed for the Unlikeliest of Circumstances
Ah yes, it’s the Ken rule. We made that because of Ken
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Scummiest Cheating Scandal in the History of Sports
There’s cheating, and there’s being as awful as humanity gets — something the 2000 Paralympics Spanish basketball team established a new low point for
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- By Mike Rampton
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4 Times Sports Was Absolutely Not A Team Effort
Sure, they ‘had your back’ but I feel like scoring double the points of the rest of your team helped too.
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Disastrous Stadium Promotions That Should Have Known Better
The National Guard should be alerted any time beer is 10 cents
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Sports So Bloody, They Were Made Illegal
Tie a drunk bird to a mad bull. What could go wrong?
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Jimmy O’Brien on Making Funny Sports Videos, Not Being a Talk-Radio Blowhard and Why He’s a Proud Mama’s Boy
The man behind Jomboy Media’s viral YouTube videos looks ahead to a new baseball season while reflecting on ‘The Slap’ and his disinterest in generating hot takes
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- By Tim Grierson
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3 Athletes Who Were Famous for Drinking A Hundred Beers in A Single Sitting
Andre the Giant had a giant appetite for brewskis
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- By Eli Yudin
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When Pro-Wrestling’s Dirtiest Trick Came to Soccer
To stave off certain defeat against Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match, Chile’s goaltender decided to make things a little bloody
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- By Mike Rampton
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