Referee Rick Crawford Knocked On Opening Tip of Vanderbilt vs La Salle

Tonight's Vanderbilt-La Salle game in Brooklyn faced a lengthy delay just after the opening tip when referee Rick Crawford took an elbow to the head and immediately collapsed onto the floor.A Barclays Center spokesperson said Crawford was being taken to Brooklyn Hospital, and could move his fingers.Crawford threw the ball up for the opening tipoff and as Dack came down, it appeared as if his arm struck the 19-year official flush on the face.He had bruising over his right eye, and his neck was in a brace.Crawford immediately fell to the court, and was tended to by trainers and medical professionals for roughly 10 minutes before being stretchered off the court.Crawford immediately fell to the court, and was tended to by trainers and medical professionals for roughly 10 minutes before being stretchered off the court. Prior to the start of the second half, the spokesperson said Crawford’s vitals were “fine,” and added the official was “talking, remembers what happened” and planned to return to the arena.

Dwayne Harris' ridiculous cheap shot In Eagles-Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys were clearly frustrated, down by 23 points to the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth quarter at AT&T Stadium Thursday, but this was a bit uncalled for. While Eagles punt returner Nolan Carroll was watching the ball late in Philadelphia's 33-10 win, Dwayne Harris leveled him, sparking a scuffle between the two teams. Harris wasn’t too happy about the scoreboard, so as an Eagles punt soared his way, he decided to take his frustrations out on Philadelphia’s Nolan Carroll. Harris was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on the play, and not surprisingly, his cheap shot didn’t go over well with Carroll and the Eagles. The hit didn’t do anything except exorcise some frustrations that had to be brewing from having a division rival come into your stadium and punk you in front of a national television audience. The dirty shot was the most punishing hit any of the Cowboys players managed to put on the Eagles all game, hence the lopsided result. If anything, it seemed like Philly should have won by five touchdowns.

Siberian passengers push frozen plane to runway (video)

Freezing temperatures didn’t stop intrepid passengers from helping out a Russian plane that couldn’t move, because its wheels were frozen to the ground. However, brute force won the day in a remote Siberian town beyond the Arctic Circle. 74 passengers, who were on board, offered the seven-member crew and technical staff to help move the frozen Tupolev Tu-134 plane to the takeoff runway on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the UTair company told TASS. Passengers on a flight in Siberia were asked to do just that on Tuesday when temperatures dropped to -52 at the Igarka airport, according to LifeNews. And as the clip above shows, pushing a frozen plane is apparently no big deal over there -- because the passengers handled it the way most of us would handle pushing a car stuck in the mud. "Due to the low air temperatures, the chassis's brake system froze and a tow truck was unable to move the plane onto the taxiway to carry out the flight," prosecutors confirmed in a statement. "The passengers on board got out of the plane and started pushing it onto the taxiway." Even for Russians inured to long winters of sub-zero temperatures, the passengers' can-do chutzpah has drawn awed admiration.

One Direction Wins Best "Pop/Rock Band" American Music Awards 2014

One Direction has won the American Music Award for artist of the year. Competition in the category was tough, with Iggy Azalea, Beyoncé, Luke Bryan, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Lorde, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams up for the honour. The final prize of the night was the third award the British boy band claimed during Sunday’s ceremony. One Direction also claimed trophies for favourite pop/rock duo or group and pop/rock album for ‘Midnight Memories.’The guys — Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and, Zayn Malik — kept the performance simple with dim lighting and no dance moves.The honor was the boy band's third award of the night, also taking home awards for favorite pop/rock band, duo or group and favorite pop/rock album.The final prize of the night was the third award the British boy band claimed during Sunday's ceremony. One Direction also claimed trophies for favorite pop/rock duo or group and pop/rock album for "Midnight Melodies."

Odell Beckham Jr Makes ONE-HANDED Amazing Catch vs. Cowboys

Forget about the catch of the year. This grab by New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is one of the best you will ever see. On the first play of the second quarter of Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium, Beckham connected on a pass from quarterback Eli Manning that has to be seen to be believed. It was the first play of the second quarter, a first-down play from the Dallas Cowboys' 43-yard line. Giants quarterback Eli Manning rolled out to his right and found Beckham sprinting down the right sideline, covered by Cowboys defensive backs. Manning fired the ball in Beckham's direction, possibly hoping for a pass-interference call, which was indeed made as Beckham was interfered with in his effort to make the leaping catch. It was Beckham's second touchdown catch of the night, which account for just his fourth and fifth TD catches of the entire season. The 22-year-old rookie out of LSU is making quite a splash his first year in the league.

Manny Pacquiao defeats Chris Algieri WBC Title Fight

MACAU – During the build-up to his fight with Manny Pacquiao, actor Sylvester Stallone called Chris Algieri "a real-life Rocky." And, as it turns out, he was. Just like Stallone's fictional Rocky Balboa didn't win the title in "Rocky," Algieri came up short as well. Manny Pacquiao knocked Algieri down six times Saturday and was never threatened as he cruised to a laughably easy unanimous decision victory before a sell-out crowd of 13,202 in their bout for the WBO welterweight title at Cotai Arena. Pacquiao opens southpaw while Algieri is orthodox. Pacquiao attacking early with left hands in the center of the ring against a largely defensive Algieri. Strong right hook, too, by Pacquiao.eft hook by Algieri, but his eye is swelling up. Pacquiao trying to flurry at the end of Algieri's punches. Left hand shot puts Algieri down. He says it's a slip, but given a ten count, anyway. Pacquiao is pressuring and finally scores a left hand, but Algieri's defensive fundamentals are strong. Right hand just misses for Algieri. Pacquiao looking to score when Algieri is against the ropes, but Algieri is on the move.In the thrilling Provodnikov brawl, Algieri survived two brutal knockdowns in the first round. His right eye was soon completely closed, but he soldiered on, showing tremendous grit and poise and more than that-the ability to make adjustments in the heat of battle. The difference between Provodnikov and Pacquiao is the Pacman’s dazzling footwork. When Pacquiao is on, he is a vapor, moving in and out and much more importantly, side to side – always firing multiple combinations from different angles. In December 2012 Pacquiao was on his way to ko victory when he was put to sleep by a devastating right hand from Juan Manuel Marquez. Manny took some time off after that loss but then returned to throttle Brandon Rios and then, last year, to avenge his controversial loss to Tim Bradley with a unanimous decision. Algieri has the edge in years. At 30 he is five years younger than his legendary opponent. However, when it comes to experience, Pacquiao is in a different league. Pacquiao is a veteran of 63 fights – Algieri a mere 20. More importantly, Pacquiao has been the big stage for years now. He has tussled with everyone, except, of course, Floyd Mayweather Jr.Over the course of 12 rounds, Manny Pacquiao absolutely destroyed Chris Algieri, knocking him down 6 times to take a wildly lopsided unanimous decision victory. Algieri's corner claimed that the plan was to let Pacquiao get ahead and then KO him late in the fight. If so, that's an insane plan. Whatever the plan was, it failed, as Algierir did not use the jab and high volume punching that have brought him success in the past. For his part, Pacquiao showed off very nice power - the kind of power many have felt has been missing from the legend in recent years. He may not have gotten the knockdown.cquiao showing no signs of slowing down, although Algieri is moving well, too. Pacquiao lands an uppercut as Algieri scores with a right hook. Pacquiao tries to batter Algieri against the ropes, but the American evades. The round basically ends at that point with Pacquiao pushing forward and Algieri backtracking.

Herb Waters Carted Off After Helmet to Helmet Hit

Herb Waters, Miami Hurricanes wide receiver, was carted off the field after suffering this helmet to helmet hit by Virginia safety Mason Thomas while blocking on a kickoff return.The hit was beyond terrifying as the way Waters was hit and went down shook just about everyone that watched it happen. The Virginia sideline was visibly shaken by the hit and Waters’ teammates were even more concerned.The University of Miami surrounded Waters on one knee as he was being tended to by athletic trainers. Running back Duke Johnson, who is one of Waters' close friends on the team, was seen with tears streaming down his face as Waters was carted off the field.The network added that he was taken by ambulance to the University of Virginia Medical Center. UM officials confirmed after the game Waters was conscious and undergoing tests at the hospital.