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Jeff Gordon Wins at Kansas Speedway – Finally Finishing First
Despite leading the standings, Jeff Gordon entered the 11th race of the season without a single win. That changed with an impressive fight, holding on against a charging Kevin Harvick in the final lap to claim his first win of the 2014 NASCAR season on the Kansas Speedway, pretty much making it definite he’ll be part of the chase while Danica Patrick, finishing 7th, had her best finish since moving to NASCAR.
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Denny Hamlin Wins Talladega – A Turn for the Better
It’s been a season for missed opportunities for Denny Hamlin in 2014, but a surprising win at Talladega Superspeedway means he should be high enough up the standings to qualify for the Sprint Cup championship chase, giving Joe Gibbs racing their second race winner of the season.
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Mayweather Beats Maidana – A Crack in the Armor
For the first time in a very long while, Floyd Mayweather looked vulnerable. Marcos Maidana was wild an missed quite a lot, but he made the undefeated pound-for-pound king sweat for his belt-unifying more than ever before, and even see one judge call it a draw, which immediately has people calling for a rematch and some even considering the Argentina getting robbed of victory.
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California Chrome Wins Kentucky Derby – One For the Little Guy
Horse racing is dominated by regally bred horses, not some “blue-collar” animals and owners. But the 2014 version of the world’s most famous race gave us a different story line won , as California Chrome won the Kentucky Derby by 1 3/4 lengths.
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Mayweather vs Maidana – A Lot of Money to be Made
Unless something very unexpected happens, 2014 is going to be another year in which Floyd Mayweather remains on top of the highest earners in sport, as the grossing from his next fight, facing WBA Welterweight champion Marcos Maidana, will be at least $32 million straight into his pocket before the “extra”: His share of the PPV buys and the in-house gate profits.
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Dog Loves Real Madrid, Hates Barcelona
Football rivalries run deep in families, and the same goes for a family pet, like this Spanish dog, that’s probably been taught to look calm and docile when hearing the names of Real Madrid players, but turns into a vicious attack mutt when he hears names of Barcelona players.
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Klitschko Beats Leapai – Predictable, Easy & Boring
It couldn’t get any more one sided than the way Wladimir Klitschko manhandled Alex Leapai in brisk and efficient fifth round knockout to retain his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO & The Ring Heavyweight title belts, once again showing his complete dominance over a decaying weigh class, which makes it hard to judge how good he really is on a historical level.
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Barack Obama Playing Soccer With a Robot in Japan
Anything the American president, Barack Obama, does or says, becomes instant news. That includes his visit to Japan and their Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, which included him meeting ASIMO and playing a little bit of soccer with him.
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Wawrinka Beats Federer – Not a One and Done
Winning a big one is hard, but consistency and greatness is even more difficult. The Monte Carlo Masters isn’t a Grand Slam, but it’s an indication that Stansilas Wawrinka might be here for more than just a short period of dominance, as he walked all over Roger Federer to win his first ATP 1000 tournament.
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Navy Baseball Players Sing ‘Love is an Open Door’ From ‘Frozen’
You don’t need to be talented these days to create a viral sensation. All you need is a cool idea, and lip syncing perfectly to songs while driving falls into that category. Two Navy baseball players decided to give it a go on ‘Love is an open door’ from the Disney film ‘Frozen,’ and it came out perfectly.