Cirque Du Soleil Performer Dies After Fall In Las Vegas Video

LAS VEGAS — A Paris-born performer in Cirque du Soleil’s “Ka” died after a fall during a show in Las Vegas. Sarah Guyard-Guillot was pronounced dead late Saturday night at a hospital after falling about 50 feet from the show’s stage. Witnesses told the Las Vegas Sun that the accident occurred near the end of the production Saturday night at the MGM Grand. Visitor Dan Mosqueda of Colorado Springs, Colo., said the 31-year-old acrobatic performer was being hoisted up the side of the stage when it appeared that she slipped free of her safety wire and plummeted to an open pit below the stage.Visitor Dan Mosqueda of Colorado Springs, Colo., says the 31-year-old acrobatic performer was being hoisted up the side of the stage when she slipped free of her safety wire and plummeted to an open pit below the performers.Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte issued a statement Sunday praising Guyard-Guillot and saying performances of "Ka" have been canceled until further notice. Guyard-Guillot, a mother of two children, had been with the original cast of "Ka" since 2006, and had been an acrobatic performer for over 20 years. "I am heartbroken. I wish to extend my sincerest sympathies to the family. We are all completely devastated," Laliberte said. "We are reminded with great humility and respect how extraordinary our artists are each and every night. Our focus now is to support each other as a family."

Amazing Will Venable Diving Catch

Venable's incredible diving catch on the warning track in center with his back to the infield — reminiscent of Jim Edmonds at his best — robbed Juan Perez of a certain game-ending hit and allowed the Padres more time to take the lead and beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 in 13 innings.Venable went all out to track down the ball hit by Juan Perez, which surely would have won the game for the Giants had it dropped with a runner on second. Outstanding effort and timing by Venable."It was one of the best catches I've seen to save a game. It's as simple as that. It's a game-saving catch," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy after the game.To matters even sweeter for Venable, the Padres would score the winning run in the 13th.

Danielle Bradbery -- Born To Fly -- The Voice 4 Video

Danielle Bradbery sang “Born To Fly” on The Voice Season 4 Top 3 Finale for Team Blake Shelton. Adam: It’s too perfect. You’re amazing! Blake: I’m one of the million people that wrap fingers around you.Finally, Blake said that he “thanked God” for Danielle coming on to the voice, and that she has him (like millions of others) wrapped around her finger — he has nothing else to say but that she’s great.

Reds-Royals Game Canceled After Aroldis Chapman hit in face with liner (Video)

Reds closer Aroldis Chapman was carried off the field on a stretcher Wednesday night after being struck in the face by a liner off the bat of Salvador Perez of the Royals. The good news is that Chapman, per C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer, suffered a cut and contusion above his left eye but thankfully never lost consciousness.With two outs and the bases loaded in the sixth inning, Perez hit a 99-mph fastball up the middle and appeared to hit Chapman in the face. Medical personnel ran out immediately to the mound after Chapman went down and soon after officials cancelled the game.Reds announcers reported Perez "flinched" after seeing the liner hit Chapman in the forehead. The Cincinnati pitcher remained moving throughout his on-field treatment, which those same announcers said suggested Chapman never lost consciousness. Pitchf/x data reports the pitch was a 99 mph fastball.

Alex Cobb Hit In Head By Line Drive

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit on the right ear by a liner off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the fifth inning of Saturday's game. Cobb put a hand on his head after being struck. Trainers from both teams and other medical staff immediately ran onto the field. Cobb could be seen kicking his legs while being examined on the mound. The Rays announced that Cobb remained conscious the whole time and was taken to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg for further examination.Cobb, who was drafted out of high school by the Rays in the fourth round back in 2006, cracked the majors in 2011 and had made 44 starts for the franchise before his Saturday afternoon outing. After delivering the pitch, Cobb had no time to react as the ball was scorched off Hosmer's bat. The ball ricocheted off Cobb's head and back to catcher Jose Lobaton, who fired to first to complete the out.In the aftermath we've also learned one other piece of information that was really very cool. According to multiple reports at the ballpark, the entire Rays starting rotation along with former teammate James Shields, who now pitches for Kansas City, met Cobb in the tunnel to wish him well before he was loaded into the ambulance. That was really very cool of all of them, and I think it shows you the strength of solidarity that not only goes along with sharing a clubhouse in the big leagues, but to a certain extent I think it shows there's an even stronger bond shared by pitchers. No one understands the pressures and dangers of their job quite like another pitcher would, so it's only natural they stick together.

Goalies Ray Emery, Braden Holtby Huge Fight During Line Brawl 11-1-2013

It was already ugly on the scoreboard, but it got really ugly on the ice when the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals engaged in a full line brawl that included both goaltenders dropping the gloves. The whole thing started when Wayne Simmonds turned into a human wrecking ball the next shift after Washington scored to make it 7-0. He and Tom Wilson dropped the gloves. Then a few other players squared off, then Flyers goaltender Ray Emery made a beeline for Capitals goalie Braden Holtby, who appeared to have no interest in dropping the gloves.Emery was given two minutes for instigating, two for leaving the crease, five for fighting and a 10-minute misconduct. It was his third career fight, according to HockeyFights.com, and first since he tangoed with Marty Biron and Andrew Peters during that infamous 2007 brawl with the Buffalo Sabres.Holtby was given five for fighting.Joel Ward recorded his first career hat trick and Braden Holtby turned aside 27 shots despite getting battered in a goalie fight as visiting Washington breezed to victory in a penalty-filled affair.Nicklas Backstrom scored twice and Jason Chimera tallied for the fourth straight contest and added three assists.The highlight of it all was a goalie fight between Ray Emery and Braden Holtby. Emery, of course, is no stranger to fights. He was part of one of the NHL’s most famous goaltender bouts during his time with the Ottawa Senators. As for Holtby, it was his first fight as an NHL player, and he was soundly beaten.

Dodgers And Diamondbacks 'Massive Fight' at Dodger Stadium

LOS ANGELES – Mark McGwire's fists were filled with as much as he could grab of Matt Williams' jersey, with Matt Williams still in it. His face was red. His words were blue. We can assume spittle. Swarming the pair of coaches raged a pretty fair brawl, as far as baseball brawls go. The Arizona Diamondbacks, first place in the NL West, and Los Angeles Dodgers, last in the West, threw pitches at each other twice, perhaps three times, maybe more, on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. The benches and bullpens were twice hastily vacated, and punches and invectives were thrown. Six, including Dodgers’ 22-year-old Yasiel Puig, struck in the face earlier with an Ian Kennedy fastball, were ejected.No punches were thrown and order was quickly restored. However, that didn't last very long. Greinke was due up second in the bottom of the inning, and it appeared inevitable that things were going to escalate further should L.A.'s starter remain in the game. Sure enough, after Luis Cruz popped out, Greinke stepped to the plate. And Kennedy promptly drilled Greinke up by the shoulder. What ensued was an all-out brawl that even involved managers and coaches from both sides. The bench-clearing donnybrook got underway in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium after Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy plunked his L.A. counterpart, Zack Greinke, with a high-and-tight pitch. Home plate umpire Clint Fagan immediately ejected Kennedy, who began walking off the mound as Greinke shook off the impact. Before the D-backs pitcher even crossed the first-base line, he was swallowed up by a crowd of players who had come charging out of both dugouts. Prominent among those involved in the chaos was Mattingly, who appeared to toss Arizona bench coach Alan Trammell to the ground.

Paul Thomas Mitchell – Audition ‘My Life’ – America’s Got Talent 8 Video

The second America’s Got Talent audition show aired tonight, and a White Guy With Guitar is an early favorite already this season. Paul Thomas Mitchell was the last auditioner from New Orleans to take the stage tonight. He is 18 years old and has had a sob-story of a life. His parents were alcoholics and drug addicts. His mom left at some point, after which his dad ignored him. During this time, Paul picked up a guitar and taught himself how to play in order to help deal with his feelings about what was happening.Both his parents were alcoholics and his mom was a drug addict. His dad turned his life around for him and is no longer an alcoholic. The best part is that they played “Time For Miracles” by Adam Lambert! I love that song!

'The Voice' Sasha Allen, Amber Carrington Eliminated

“The Voice” is down to the final three!The music competition’s finalists were revealed on Tuesday’s results show, where two contestants were eliminated just one week before the big season finale. The Voice Season 4 Top 5 Results for June 11, 2013! Two artists are eliminated.Sasha Allen and Amber Carrington are eliminated!

3 Ejected After Ohio State Vs Michigan Brawl

Michigan and Ohio State got into a lively fight after a kick return which resulted in three ejections. The Buckeyes’ Dontre Wilson and Marcus Hall were tossed for throwing punches. Hall took the opportunity to salute the Ann Arbor crowd with a stirring double middle finger salute while leaving the field.The officials huddled for more than two minutes before announcing the ejections. Hall tossed his helmet to the ground and flashed both of his middle fingers to the crowd as he walked up the tunnel after the ejection. Ohio State backup quarterback Kenny Guiton came running and grabbed Hall, urging him to settle down.It's 'The Game.' And while Michigan is a big underdog against No. 3 and unbeaten Ohio State, that would make an upset all the more spectacular. Can they pull it off? Free Press special writer Marquis Herring leads the chat during today's edition of The Game, so discuss the action here!

Track marshal dead after Canadian Grand Prix 2013

The 38-year-old man was crushed by a crane that was being used to remove Esteban Gutierrez’s stricken Sauber from the track. The fatal accident happened when the marshal tripped as he was picking up his radio and was unseen by the crane driver, who continued driving. He was airlifted to hospital but pronounced dead late on Sunday evening. Sunday’s race winner Sebastian Vettel was quick to the lead the tributes, saying: “It is very, very sad to hear that a marshal tragically lost his life in Canada.He is the third marshal to have died since 2000 after fatal accidents at the Italian Grand Prix in 2000 and the Australian Grand Prix in 2001, although both of those incidents involved wheels which had come loose.Among those to pay tribute to the marshal last night was Ferrari's double world champion Fernando Alonso who had just finished the race in second place. "The worker was helping to recover a car which had stopped during the race. The recovery vehicle had lifted the car to return it to the pits and while doing this the worker dropped his radio and attempted to pick it up. As he did this, he stumbled and was hit and run over by the recovery vehicle," the FIA, the governing body of F1, said in a statement.The track worker, a 10 year veteran, was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:02 PM local time before he was to be operated on.

Flames vs. Canucks Line Brawl (Video)

The Vancouver Canucks haven’t been able to score lately and the Flames are one of the worst teams offensively this season. They’re gaining ground on the league lead in major penalties though. A mere two seconds into the Saturday’s contest, Vancouver and Calgary had already combined for 142 penalty minutes. Calgary’s Kevin Westgarth, Chris Butler, Blair Jones, and Ladislav Smid had all been handed game misconducts. On the Canucks side, Kellan Lain, Dale Weise, and Kevin Bieksa were similarly booted.Flames coach Bob Hartley decided to start the game with his fourth-liners. Vancouver coach John Tortorella, stunned by this decision, decided to send out his goons as well.As soon as the puck dropped, it was mass chaos. The ice was full of gloves and sticks as each player found someone else to fight. Even Canucks left winger Kellan Lain, two seconds into his NHL debut, wasn't afraid to get physical. The fighting wasn't even limited to the players to a certain extent. Tortorella and Hartley were getting into it from across the benches. Torts wasn't even content to keep it confined to the bench, as he headed for the Flames hallway during intermission, causing what was another scrum. Adam Proteau of The Hockey News got a little inventive with how Tortorella will next infiltrate the Flames' dressing room.

Crazy Cuban Baseball Player Attacks Pitcher With Bat

Most baseball brawls involve a lot of pushing and shoving, but occasionally there are some that turn into very dangerous incidents. Things escalated quickly during a game in Cuba on Monday night. After Villa Clara pitcher Freddy Alvarez allowed a home run to lead off the seventh inning, which gave Matanzas a 3-0 lead, things took a turn for the worse. Alvarez drilled the next batter in the head with a fastball, and two batters later, the pitcher hit Victor Mesa Jr. The second plunking was enough for Matanzas, and the benches cleared.Luckily, Valdes who wasn't even an active player, missed and although both benches cleared for the brawl, the rest of the game passed without incident once Alvarez was removed from the game.Alvarez was lucky enough to get out of the way, but Valdes caught Villa Clara first baseman Ramon Lunar in the face with the backswing and knocked him to the ground.However, Valdes hit another Villa Clara player, Ramon Lunar, in the face with the backswing knocking him to the ground. Lunar was not seriously injured. He only suffered cuts to his lips and nose according to reporters at the game. Sanctions against Valdes are expected to come down swiftly.

Eggs thrown at Simon Cowell Britain's Got Talent Final 2013

Britain's Got Talent' got a surprise guest during its live final, when a young woman interrupted the performance of singers Richard and Adam, and started throwing eggs at the judges.Halfway through the performance by Welsh brothers Richard and Adam, a woman appeared on stage in front of them, before pelting Simon Cowell with eggs.The brunette female appeared to already be on the stage, dressed as part of the orchestra or backing singers accompanying Richard and Adam.Alesha also spoke out about the egging during her review and she said: ‘I’m so sorry about what happened I’m so annoyed about that but you carried on.’ Jack Carroll was the next act to perform on stage and he used the opportunity to make a joke about the situation. He began: ‘Can I just say, I was going to run on and throw some eggs, so thanks for ruining that.

FDNY And NYPD Charity Hockey Game Bench-Clearing Brawl

A bench-clearing brawl broke out during a charity hockey game between New York City cops and firefighters on Sunday in Uniondale, LI. “It was reminiscent of the old-time Rangers-Flyers games in the mid-70s,” quipped an NYPD cop who was at the game at the Nassau Coliseum. “I was waiting for [legendary Philadelphia Flyers enforcer] Dave Schultz to come out on the ice.” The referees’ efforts to mediate the fight proved futile as dozens of firefighters and police officers relentlessly punched and wrestled each other to the ground. FDNY and NYPD devolved into a full-out brawl at Nassau Coliseum with the score tied at three. Cops and firefighters were beating the crap out of each other. The FDNY had won the last five matches, but the NYPD took an 8-5 victory today. In the end it was the NYPD getting the win in the game, 8-5. FDNY now holds a record of 23-16-2 vs. the NYPD but this one is probably going to be remembered for a bit more than the final score.

Taylor Swift CMT Awards Performence 2013

Taylor Swift gave a red-themed performance at Wednesday’s CMT Music Awards, performing — what else? — “Red.”The singer was dressed in a sexy red outfit, with red lights shining on the stage, and dancers waving red flags.Jana Kramer, who once starred on One Tree Hill, kicked off the carpet, wearing a sexy gown full of black sequins and nude-colored panels.American Idol runner-up Kree Harrison went in the opposite direction and wore a classy white, knee length dress. It’s her time to shine and she seems to know what she’s doing!Aside from being a performer at the evening's annual shindig, Taylor was also up for two awards as well including Video of the Year and Female Video of the year. Other country stars set to sing their hearts out tonight include Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum .

Holly Tucker Eliminated 'The Voice Season 4

"The Voice" Top 6 faced elimination on Tuesday night and Holly Tucker was sent packing. The singer from Team Blake burst into tears when she found out it was the end of the road for her on Season 4.Sasha Allen, Danielle Bradbery, Amber Carrington and The Swon Brothers were also saved by America's votes, meaning that Holly Tucker got to be sent packing. The latest elimination leaves Blake Shelton with two remaining proteges, Danielle and the Swon siblings, after being the only coach with three singers in the quarterfinals. Tucker’s strong voice and straight-up performances of a largely country repertory powered her from the initial blind audition round, in which all four celebrity coaches wanted the Baylor University student on their teams, to three rounds from the finish. Continuing on are contestants Michelle Chamuel, Danielle Bradbery, Sasha Allen, Amber Carrington and the Swon Brothers, with the winner named June 18.

Marty Brown -- Audition -- America's Got Talent 8 Video

America’s Got Talent (AGT) debuted its Season 8 city auditions on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Judge Sharon Osbourne is gone, and Mel B (Melanie Brown) and Heidi Klum are new judges. Howard Stern and Howie Mandel have returned as judges, and Nick Cannon is still the host of this reality TV talent contest. Last year’s winner was Olate Dogs.He sang Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love”, which he said is a song he always sings for his wife in the kitchen. The judges were even a little teary-eyed, and Heidi Klum called Shirley out onto the stage to stand with Marty while he got his four resounding yeses.

Molina and Matheny ejected after close play

First base umpire Clint Fagan had a quick hook. St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina had a short fuse. This proved a combustible combination on Sunday as Fagan ejected Molina, leading to an epic meltdown from the four-time All-Star.Matheny got into it with the umpire while trying to hold back an increasingly agitated and physical Molina. Moments later, Matheny was ejected as well.The explanation was that he threw his equipment," Matheny said, via the St. Louis Dispatch. "It's a very poor explanation in my mind. A shame, you know, the guy plays with passion. He's frustrated with himself, which happens every single day in this league, and the wrong decision was made.