The ultimate catch

“Ultimate” is the new moniker for the sport previously known as “Ultimate Frisbee.”  With Wham-O’s trademark of “Frisbee” in the way, the sport’s powers-that-be decided to drop the latter part of the name.  In the Ultimate match-up shown below, Sockeye took on Ironside.  Sockeye’s Andrew Fleming makes an incredible catch begging the question:  is Andrew Fleming the Dwight Clark of Ultimate?

The Catch

Look Before You Leap

From free fall jumping to motorcycle acrobatics, the video below features jumps that will make you nervous just watching.  The final sequence shows Joseph Kittinger making the highest parachute jump. On August 16, 1960, he jumped from the Excelsior III at 102,800 feet.  He fell 4 minutes and 36 seconds reaching a speed of 614 miles per hour!  It was the fastest speed achieved by a human through the atmosphere.  Kittinger was also the first person to fly a gas balloon solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

10 Biggest and Best Jumps Ever video

Two-year-old catches trophy fish with Barbie fishing pole

Muskies are a notoriously difficult fish to catch. The largest member of the Pike family, they are sometimes referred to as “the fish of 10,000 casts.”

During the Minnesota Walleye Opener last weekend, 2-year-old Ella was fishing with her Barbie fishing pole on Round Lake near Randall, Minnesota. With a hook and worm, she had just caught her first fish. She was reeling in the small sunfish when a big muskie swallowed it whole. Suddenly, she had a much bigger fish on her line. With the help of her mom and grandfather, the fish was brought in. The muskie measured 30 inches and weighed 20 pounds.

Ella thought she had caught a shark. After a photo was taken, the fish was released. The Barbie fishing pole survived the experience.

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Hannah Teter and Hannah’s Gold

Hannah Teter is an Olympic champion snowboarder having won a gold medal in the halfpipe event in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy and a silver medal at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.

She’s also known for her charitable work.  Hannah has donated her Olympics winnings of $25,000 and her other prize money since 2008, about $75,000 from some 10 events, to charity.  Her donations help support Kirindon, a Kenyan village of about 60,000.  Hannah’s Gold, an organization she founded in 2008, sells Vermont maple syrup and organic wristbands to raise money for the Kirindon community. Because of these efforts, Kirindon’s residents should have consistent access to clean water by 2011.  To find out more about Hannah’s Gold, visit their website at www.hannahsgold.com

Hannah Teter on the Ski Channel

The Best Logos in Sports

“A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition.” The sports world has a rich tradition of producing some memorable logos. Here are some of the most amazing — or at least, our favorites:

12. Fort Wayne Mad Ants (NBA D League). Well-designed logo. Also, you gotta like the tag line, “Join the Invasion.” Bonus points for name originality. How many Mad Ants teams do you know?

11. Washington Freedom (Women’s Professional Soccer). The logo communicates “Washington” and “soccer” very quickly. Good use of soccer ball.

10. Miami RedHawks (College). Nothing too clever here, but a very strong logo suggesting that you don’t want to mess with the RedHawks.

9. Detroit Red Wings (NHL). A classic. Simple and yet evocative. Based on the logo of a Canadian team, the Montreal HC, nicknamed the “Winged Wheelers.”

8. Temple Owls (College). A right-in-your-face logo. Fierce.

7. The Big Ten Conference Logo (College). You’ve just added an 11th team (Penn State) to a 10 team conference and you still want to keep the “Big Ten” name. What do you do? You find a creative way to work in the number “11.” Well played.

6. New England Revolution (Major League Soccer). Stylish way to weave the soccer ball into the U.S. flag.

5. Green Bay Packers (NFL). First and only helmet logo in team’s history. It was designed for Lombardi by the team equipment manager Dad Braisher.

4. Milwaukee Brewers (Major League Baseball). The “M” for Milwaukee and the “b” for Brewers make up the design of the baseball glove. Clever.

3. Manchester United (Football — English Premiere League). The logo is derived from the coat of arms of the city of Manchester. Nicknamed “The Red Devils,” a red devil is displayed prominently on the crest.

2. Army Black Knight (College). Intimidating.

1. Hartford Whalers (National Hockey League). Designed by Peter Good. The blue whale’s tail and green “W” create the “H” in negative space (white) representing Hartford.

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What do you think? Did we miss any of the best logos in sports?  What are your favorites?

New Zealand’s All Blacks Rugby Team’s Haka

Prior to international rugby matches, New Zealand’s All Blacks perform a haka dance.  The Māori war style dance has been a part of the team’s pre-game ritual dating back to 1884.  Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.  The most performed haka at New Zealand rugby games is called the “Ka mate, Ka Mate.”

According to the All Blacks website,

More than any aspect of Maori culture, this complex dance is an expression of the passion, vigour and identity of the race. Haka is not merely a past time of the Maori but was also a custom of high social importance in the welcoming and entertainment of visitors. Tribal reputation rose and fell on their ability to perform the haka (Hamana Mahuika)

New Zealand vs. Tonga with both teams performing their pre-game dance

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