Video: Cheetah Breaks Speed Record

No biped holds the claim to this record: 6.13 seconds. That's how fast Sarah the cheetah covered 100 meters, besting both the previous record of 6.19 seconds held by . . . more

Perfection

Last night, Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox threw a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays. I didn't see the game, of course, being that I don't normally take in White Sox-Rays contests, but I did come across the clip below. A perfect game - only 18 of which have been thrown in MLB history - isn't just about the pitcher's sublime performance. It often requires one or more huge defensive plays to keep the perfection going until that 27th out is recorded. With that, check out this clip of Dewayne Wise, a 9th inning replacement, making one of those I-wish-I-was-there catches to save Buehrle's game:

I'm sure Wise is drinking on Buehrle's tab for the next month.

Update: Ah, I see MLB's copyright nazis are out in force. They banned the previous good-quality clip from the broadcast. I put up another very poor quality vid that I found.