Sports

Dad and Chicago Cubs Fan Shows Off Great Hands

August 14, 2011 Featured
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This has been the year of the great foul ball catch videos in Major League Baseball. We seen the good, the ugly and everything in between. This dad at a Cubs game last week, proved that you can get your foul ball and still use fatherhood best practices by not dropping your kids on his/her head. Good [...]

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Bringing the Big Game to Play Dates

August 14, 2011 Advice for Dads
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Article originally posted at Kmart Playdate Place, updated for the appropriate sports season . Like many sports fans, I’m excited and relieved that football is back in my life. NFL Sundays in my house are just great days. The kids though (rightfully so) aren’t planning their weekends around the games schedule. Often game day falls [...]

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13 Year Old Little Leaguer Dies From Hit Pitch

June 4, 2011 Sports
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In every parent’s absolute worst nightmare, a 13 year old little league baseball player in Phoeniz, AZ died this week after being hit by a pitch while he was attempting a bunt. According to the Associated Press: Hayden Walton went for the bunt during a game Tuesday night in the close-knit northern Arizona city of [...]

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Dad Prioritizes Foul Ball Over His Kid

May 31, 2011 Sports

Remember this dad? Well the guy in this video is the polar opposite. No big piece of chicken at dinnertime and socks for Father’s Day. (H/T Cosby Sweaters)

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Father’s Day Gift Idea’s: ESPN 30 for 30 Complete Series on Blu-ray

May 30, 2011 Business

ESPN’s 30 For 30 series is one of the best things to come to television in a long time. The set of sports documentaries are genius with directors taking a slice of sports history and going deep on the subjects to surface fantastic looks into the importance of sports in our world. ESPN had released [...]

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NBA MVP Derrick Rose Gives His Mother An Early Mother’s Day Gift

May 4, 2011 Sports

This week Derrick Rose became the youngest player in the history of the National Basketball League to be named its most valuable player. Rose receives the league’s highest honor at the ripe age of 22 years old. The humble Chicago native gave a refreshing acceptance speech and slowed down to give thanks to his mother’s [...]

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Dad Plays The Foul Ball Perfectly

May 4, 2011 Sports

At a Chattanooga Lookouts game, this dad shows why he deserves the big piece of chicken at dinnertime. (h/t CS)

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The Almost 2 Year Old Hoops Legend

April 20, 2011 News

Empty out the college fund mom and dad. Use the cash on something you’ve always wanted. You won’t need the money. This kid is getting a hoops scholarship:

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This 9 Year Old Soccer Prodigy Has Game

April 3, 2011 Featured

I have seen lots of youth soccer games in my life and if any of our team’s ever came across this little guy from Japan…let’s just say the soccer gene doesn’t run in our family. Anyway, this young man has yet to be identified, but he’s being referred to as the ”The Japanese Messi.” The kid [...]

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Rip Hamilton Joins The Guys At Imagination Movers

March 21, 2011 Featured

My daughters were simply familiar with Imagination Movers and their show on Disney Junior. But we all became huge fans after having the opportunity of seeing their live show recently in Oakland, CA. The kids had a great time dancing and singing along with the truly engaging show and I gained a ton of respect for their [...]

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