June 2012

Jiang Xiaoshan was said to be a huge fan of England and France during the European championships.  Sadly, Xiaoshan died of exhaustion after watching every game of the tournament, which began on June 8. 

Because of the time difference, the games began at midnight and/or 2:30 AM in China. Jiang, 26, went 11 nights without sleep, watching games with friends and then going to work the following morning, after watching soccer all night. 

After the Italy-Ireland match, Jiang went home at 5 AM, took a shower, went to sleep and never woke up.  Doctors reported that alcohol and smoking, as well as sleep deprivation weakened his immune system. 

Xiaoshan’s friends said he was in relatively good shape and played soccer at his university. 

The Harlem Globetrotters held their sixth annual player "draft" Tuesday, selecting seven prospects, including Usain Bolt of Jamaica and the older sister of projected NBA number one pick Anthony Davis 

The Globetrotters say they picked the 2008 triple gold medalist in the sprints after seeing him dunk on video from a pickup game in Kingston, where they were impressed with his leaping ability. 

Below is a clip of Bolt dunking prior to a Boston Celtics game in 2009.

Bolt will be going for more gold in London come early August.

Interleague baseball has come to an end for the 2012 season, with the American League holding a 142-110 advantage. In 16 years of competition between the two major leagues, the AL has won the series 12 times. 

There is a real power outage in California, as the three lowest power-hitting teams in baseball (through Tuesday) are the Giants (47), Dodgers (45) and Padres (38). Ironically, all of these franchises happen to play in the NL West.

Votuporanguense and Fernandopolis recently played a soccer match in the Sao Paulo (Brazil) second division state championships.  

During the second half, Fernandopolis’ goalkeeper took down the striker for Votu and then all heck broke loose.

Punches and flying kicks followed (most didn't connect), but there were some injuries. Things finally calmed down, as the ref issued 11 more red cards (expulsions), including one that looked like it was meant for a riot policeman. 

Votu was awarded a 2-1 victory. 

Check out the video below.