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Now that the NFL playoffs are in full swing, fans' emotions are at a crazy fever pitch. If you're lucky enough to get to see one of the playoff games live, have a great time -- but keep your cool. If you don't, you might end up being mocked and ... Read more

 

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]]>footballnflplayoffsJohn Thomas2011-01-21T13:30:00+00:00Dakar Rally Almost Ends in Desert Disaster, Asylum Persevereshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/dakar-rally-part-3/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/dakar-rally-part-3/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/dakar-rally-part-3/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Before crossing the finish line of the 2010 Dakar rally, Asylum's Brett McKenzie and the Volkswagen motorsports team had to cross one of the driest, most inhospitable places on Earth: the Atacama desert. This is the third and final episode of ... Read more

 

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]]>Dakar 2010dakar 2011dakar rallyBrett McKenzie2011-01-19T15:30:00+00:00Which NFL Team Has the Best Hip-Hop Fan Tribute?http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/which-playoff-contendor-has-the-best-hip-hop-fan-tribute/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/which-playoff-contendor-has-the-best-hip-hop-fan-tribute/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/13/which-playoff-contendor-has-the-best-hip-hop-fan-tribute/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Despite Vegas's best efforts, determining who's going to win any given week's football game is not an exact science. Some choose to look at who the oddsmakers favor or follow the talking heads on the pre-game shows. Some people stick to the Balki ... Read more

 

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]]>atlanta falconsAtlantaFalconsbaltimore ravensBaltimoreRavensChicago BearsChicagoBearsfootballgreen bay packersGreenBayPackersnew england patriotsnew york jetsNewEnglandPatriotsNewYorkJetsNFLNFL PlayoffsNflPlayoffspittsburgh steelersPittsburghSteelersplayoffsseattle seahawksSeattleSeahawksDan Solomon2011-01-13T13:30:00+00:00Asylum Sets Up Camp With Dakar Rally Racers in the Andes Mountainshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/dakar-rally-bivouac-andes-mountains-part-2/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/dakar-rally-bivouac-andes-mountains-part-2/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/dakar-rally-bivouac-andes-mountains-part-2/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


For part two of Asylum's behind-the-scenes look at the Dakar rally race, correspondent Brett McKenzie traveled with the Volkswagen Motorsports team through the Andes Mountains to reach the Bivouac at Copiapo, Chile. Just in case you didn't know, a ... Read more

 

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]]>bivouaccopiapodakarDakar 2010dakar 2011dakar rallyDakar2010Dakar2011DakarRallyBrett McKenzie2011-01-12T15:30:00+00:00High School Basketball Player Makes Extraordinary Backwards Buzzer Shothttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/high-school-basketball-player-makes-backwards-buzzer-shot/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/high-school-basketball-player-makes-backwards-buzzer-shot/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/high-school-basketball-player-makes-backwards-buzzer-shot/#commentsFiled under: ,


2010 was a good year for highly impressive basketball-based viral videos, but 2011 looks like it's going to be even better, starting with this footage of high school basketball player Austin Groff pulling off an impressive backwards buzzer shot. ... Read more

 

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]]>basketballbuzzerhigh schoolHighSchoollast minuteLastMinutetrick shotTrickShotAlastair Plumb2011-01-07T15:00:00+00:0048 Amateur Bullfighters Injured in Traditional Colombian Eventhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/colombia-corralejas-amateur-bullfighting-video/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/colombia-corralejas-amateur-bullfighting-video/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/colombia-corralejas-amateur-bullfighting-video/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


A week-long amateur bullfighting event in Colombia has seen some 48 would-be matadors being injured after jumping into an arena to taunt 1,000-pound bulls. No, we're not surprised either. This all happened as part of the Colombian tradition of ... Read more

 

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]]>animalsbullfightingbullscolumbiacrueltymatadorAlastair Plumb2011-01-06T09:00:00+00:00Marathon Runner Takes Wrong Turn Just 200 Feet From Finishhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/marathon-runner-natsuki-terada-takes-wrong-turn-in-race/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/marathon-runner-natsuki-terada-takes-wrong-turn-in-race/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/marathon-runner-natsuki-terada-takes-wrong-turn-in-race/#commentsFiled under: , ,


It was all going so well for Natsuki Terada. The Japanese runner was leading a recent marathon, but then he took a wrong turn ... with only about 200 feet left to race. Terada had been competing for Kokugakuin University in the Hakone Ekiden relay ... Read more

 

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]]>blunder failBlunderFailerrorlong distance runningLongDistanceRunningmarathonmarathon runnerMarathonRunnerrunrunnerrunningAlastair Plumb2011-01-05T15:00:00+00:00Can Mascot of the Year Award End Mustache Discrimination in America?http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/mascot-of-year-award-end-mustache-discrimination/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/mascot-of-year-award-end-mustache-discrimination/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/05/mascot-of-year-award-end-mustache-discrimination/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Throughout the college football season, the American Mustache Institute -- as well as the Mustached American community -- has been campaigning for the first mustached Capital One Mascot of the Year. We recently dispatched Dr. Aaron Perlut of AMI ... Read more

 

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]]>mascot of the yearmascotsmustacheteam mascotsTeamMascotsDr. Abraham J Froman2011-01-05T14:00:00+00:00Asylum Takes on Dakar -- The Most Grueling Off-Roading on the Planethttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/dakar-grueling-off-roading-part-1/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/dakar-grueling-off-roading-part-1/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/dakar-grueling-off-roading-part-1/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The most extreme adventure in motorsports, The Rally Dakar, is rolling through South America at this very moment. For its 552 competitors, it's not only the toughest race in the world but an extraordinary test of endurance. Asylum sent Brett McKenzie ... Read more

 

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]]>dakarDakar 2010dakar 2011dakar rallyDakar2010Dakar2011DakarRallyoff-roadBrett McKenzie2011-01-04T15:30:00+00:00Is Michelle Ryan Fair Game for the Media?http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/03/michelle-ryan-naked-pictures-rex-ryans-wife/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/03/michelle-ryan-naked-pictures-rex-ryans-wife/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/03/michelle-ryan-naked-pictures-rex-ryans-wife/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our friends at With Leather bring word that there are new photos circling the Internet of New York Jets coach Rex Ryan's wife, Michelle, that are far racier than the PG-13 foot fetish videos that pushed her to forefront a couple weeks ago. Rex ... Read more

 

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]]>Foot FetishFootFetishMichelle RyanMichelleRyanNew York JetsNewYorkJetsRex RyanRexRyanJeremy Taylor2011-01-03T15:00:00+00:00Amazon Eve, World's Tallest Model, Wrestles Dudes for a Livinghttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/erika-ervin-amazon-eve-worlds-tallest-model/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/erika-ervin-amazon-eve-worlds-tallest-model/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/erika-ervin-amazon-eve-worlds-tallest-model/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Do not mess with Amazon Eve. Eve (real name: Erika Ervin, apparently), is 6-foot-freaking-9-inches tall and can kick your ass. No, we don't mean she could probably kick your ass, we mean she definitely can. Although modeling is what the California ... Read more

 

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]]>amazon eveAmazonEvecaliforniaErika ErvinErikaErvinhootersmodelsnerdstallesttelegraphtexasvideowrestlerswrestlingwtfBrian Fairbanks2010-12-29T16:00:00+00:00Workout Fail Videos -- How NOT to Exercise Away That Festive Fathttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/workout-fail-videos-how-not-to-exercise-away-that-festive-fat/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/workout-fail-videos-how-not-to-exercise-away-that-festive-fat/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/workout-fail-videos-how-not-to-exercise-away-that-festive-fat/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Today is most people's first day back at work after the Christmas break, and if you're anything like us, you'll be sporting a bit of festive pudge. That honed physique we spent so much of the year working on at the gym has been reduced to a ... Read more

 

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]]>exercisefailfail videosFailVideosfitnessfunny fail videosfunny videosFunnyFailVideosFunnyVideoshow not tohow toHowNotToHowToOliver Jones2010-12-29T13:30:00+00:00Which of the Fantastic Four Will Die? Pro Gamblers Place Betshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/fantastic-four-death-bets/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/fantastic-four-death-bets/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/29/fantastic-four-death-bets/#commentsFiled under: ,


Our friends at ComicsAlliance have known for a while that "Fantastic Four" writer Jonathan Hickman plans to execute one of Marvel's First Family in January. The writer and his editor, however, have been understandably cagey about revealing too much. ... Read more

 

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]]>ComicsAllianceFantastic FourFantasticFourgamblingjonathan hickmanJonathanHickmanMarvelAsylum Staff2010-12-29T09:30:00+00:00Shaq Conducts the Boston Popshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/shaquille-oneal-conducts-the-boston-pops/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/shaquille-oneal-conducts-the-boston-pops/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/shaquille-oneal-conducts-the-boston-pops/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Now that Shaq is a member of the Celtics, he's gotta familiarize himself with the city of Boston. His biggest immersion experience thus far? Last Monday night, when he conducted the famous Boston Pops Orchestra. Sure, it might have been a little ... Read more

 

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]]>boston celticsboston popsBostonCelticsBostonPopsShaquille ONealShaquilleOnealUrlesqueyoutubeAsylum Staff2010-12-28T09:30:00+00:00Should the Eagles-Vikings Game Have Been Postponed?http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/philadelphia-eagles-minnesota-vikings-game-postponed/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/philadelphia-eagles-minnesota-vikings-game-postponed/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/philadelphia-eagles-minnesota-vikings-game-postponed/#commentsFiled under:


As our friends at With Leather report, the Sunday night game in Philadelphia between the Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings was postponed until Tuesday because of the blizzard which struck the Northeast yesterday. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (a ... Read more

 

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]]>Ed RendellEdRendellfootballminnesota vikingsMinnesotaVikingsNFLphiladelphia eaglesPhiladelphiaEaglespostponementWith LeatherWithLeatherJeremy Taylor2010-12-27T16:00:00+00:00Bobsledders Speed Down Track Upside-Downhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/shauna-rohbock-bobsled-wipeout-crash/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/shauna-rohbock-bobsled-wipeout-crash/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/shauna-rohbock-bobsled-wipeout-crash/#commentsFiled under: ,


In honor of the snow that currently blankets a good chunk of the nation, we bring you video of an epic wipe-out from bobsledder Shauna Rohbock at an International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) World Cup Tour event in Lake Placid last week. ... Read more

 

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]]>BobsledFIBTlake placidLakePlacidshauna rohbockShaunaRohbockJeremy Taylor2010-12-27T15:00:00+00:00Better Fantasy Sport -- Football or Baseball?http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/21/fantasy-football-or-fantasy-baseball/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/21/fantasy-football-or-fantasy-baseball/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/21/fantasy-football-or-fantasy-baseball/#commentsFiled under: ,


When the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Carolina Panthers on Thursday, it will officially mark the beginning of Week 16 of the NFL season. Or, to most of the approximately 30 million people who play fantasy football, championship week. Buoyed by the ... Read more

 

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]]>bill simmonsBillSimmonsfantasy baseballFantasy Footballfantasy sportsFantasyBaseballFantasyFootballFantasySportsNFLJeremy Taylor2010-12-21T12:30:00+00:00Can Mark Cuban Establish a College Football Playoff?http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/mark-cuban-college-football-playoff/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/mark-cuban-college-football-playoff/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/mark-cuban-college-football-playoff/#commentsFiled under: ,


Charles Barkley is full of opinions. Our friends at With Leather have a roundup of Charles Barkley's latest thoughts on Cliff Lee, John Wall, Carmelo Anthony and Brett Favre's junk. Sir Charles also touched on the BCS, which he, of course, thinks ... Read more

 

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]]>BCScharles barkleyCharlesBarkleycollege footballcollege football playoffCollegeFootballCollegeFootballPlayoffMark CubanMarkCubanJeremy Taylor2010-12-20T14:00:00+00:00Fight the Powder -- 6 Extreme Sledding Videoshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/extreme-sledding-videos/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/extreme-sledding-videos/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/extreme-sledding-videos/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Every year when the scene in your window turns into a blanket of pristine white powder, something inside us says, nay, screams, "You must tame that." Enter the sled, a winter weapon that says to the world, "I'm not going to let the danger or the ... Read more

 

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]]>extreme sleddingExtremeSleddingsleddingsnowDanny Gallagher2010-12-20T13:30:00+00:00Swedish Airmen Go Sledding Behind a Fighter Jethttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/swedish-airforce-go-sledding-behind-a-fighter-jet/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/swedish-airforce-go-sledding-behind-a-fighter-jet/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/swedish-airforce-go-sledding-behind-a-fighter-jet/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


We've all seen sledders being towed behind a car and thought it looked a little dangerous, but the Swedish Air Force has upped the ante by doing the same behind a fighter jet. Not a flying one, obviously, though that would be the perfect balance ... Read more

 

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]]>air forceAirForceicejet fighterJetFighterplanesleddingsnowswedenswedish air forceSwedishAirForceAlastair Plumb2010-12-17T13:00:00+00:00