Photo Credit: Yahoo Sports Former MLB third baseman Andy Marte was killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic on Sunday morning. Marte, who was only 33 years of age, was in the MLB for 7 seasons and played for 3 different teams. In his latest season of action, which was the 2014 season, he was limited to playing in only 6 games and bat .188 with … Continue reading Andy Marte Killed in Car Accident
Photo Credit: Sporting News (Ezekiel Elliott) and Motorsport (Graham Rahal) (featured image), Twitter (tweets) Following the minor car accident that Dallas Cowboys and former Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott was involved in, Elliott took to Twitter to let everybody know that he was alright. Meanwhile, Verizon IndyCar Series driver and avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan Graham Rahal, who hails from Columbus, Ohio, … Continue reading Graham Rahal Trolls Ezekiel Elliott On Twitter
Photo via: CNN.com Tragic news comes from the world of football (soccer) now as the Chapecoense team plane crashed late on Monday night, killing 77, with just 6 survivors, including 3 players, all of whom are in critical condition. This crash has devastated the clubs incredible run, a run made to be the ultimate Cinderella story with the team having been in Brazil’s bottom tier … Continue reading Chapecoense Team Plane Crashes Over Colombia
Photo Credit: Sporting News Running back Isaiah Pead, 26, will never play in the NFL again after losing part of his left leg following a car accident that took place early last Saturday morning at 2:32 AM EST in Columbus, Ohio, when his car, which was traveling at over 90 miles per hour, spun out of control and veered off of the highway, ejecting Pead from … Continue reading Isaiah Pead Loses Part of Leg in Car Accident; NFL Career Over
Photo Credit: Motorsport The Verizon IndyCar Series has now already completed half a decade already using the DW12 chassis for all of the cars, dating back to the 2012 season. Due to the safety improvements of the cars and the usage of this relatively new chassis, no driver has been killed as a result of being directly involved in a crash in these new cars. The fact … Continue reading Ten Worst IndyCar Wrecks in the DW12 Era
Photo Credit: Telegraph ***FAIR WARNING: There are extremely graphic images used in this article!! Do NOT continue if you are sensitive to this type of material!!*** Fifteen years ago today, on September 15th, 2001, just four days after the tragic terrorist attacks on 9/11, former Formula One driver and 2-time CART champion Alessandro Zanardi was involved in one of the most wicked and horrific crashes … Continue reading Alex Zanardi: 15 Years Later
Photo Credit: motorsportswelcome.wordpress.com Today, Wednesday, August 24th, 2016 marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of the late Verizon IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson, who was just 37 years old at the time of his passing. His death was the first and only death since IndyCar switched to their new DW12 chassis back at the beginning of the 2012 season, and it was the … Continue reading Remembering Justin Wilson: One Year Later
Photo Credit: motorsports.nbcsports.com An at-the-time 26-year-old Russian driver by the name of Mikhail Aleshin made his Verizon IndyCar Series debut back in 2014 at St. Petersburg with a solid 12th place finish driving for Schmidt Person Motorsports. In 17 races that season, Aleshin finished 7 of them inside the top 10, including a career-high 2nd place finish at Houston. Then, in practice for the 18th and … Continue reading The One that Got Away from Mikhail Aleshin
Photo Credit: Sporting News Nebraska Cornhuskers’ punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State Spartans’ punter Mike Sadler were killed in a single-car crash on their way home from a student kicking camp in Wales, Wisconsin late Saturday night. Current Louisiana State Tigers’ kicker Colby Delahoussaye was injured in the crash, and was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital after needing stitches and suffering burns to his legs. … Continue reading Punters Foltz and Sadler Killed in Car Accident; Kicker Delahoussaye Injured
Photo Credit: indycar.com Josef Newgarden, after a terrifying wreck on Sunday, June 12th, has just defied the odds and been cleared to practice on Friday for this Sunday’s Kohler Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. He will be re-evaluated following the practice sessions, when it will then be determined if he will be able to continue on with qualifying and the race itself. … Continue reading Newgarden Cleared to Practice at Road America
Photo Credit: upi.com The month is May. The day is Monday. Monday, May 18th, 2015. It is Indy 500 week at the Brickyard. Practice takes place as usual. The 33 cars that have qualified a day earlier for the 99th running of “the greatest spectacle in racing” have the track open to themselves to run as many laps and practice as many setups as they … Continue reading James Hinchcliffe: The Story of an Amazing Recovery
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