Eidson Pena was one of the Chilean miners who was trapped underground. Pena passed the time 69 days underground by running up to 3 miles a day in the mine’s tunnels. An iPod was sent to Pena upon his request uploaded with Elvis music for him to workout to. Now, Pena will run in tomorrow’s New York City Marathon and was invited specially by the race’s organizers.
This will be Pena’s first marathon and he has not change, but that is not stopping him. Last night, Pena appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and performed some of the Elvis songs that he runs to on his iPod. Good luck Pena from one runner to another!
After shocking all of England, when Manchester United star Wayne Rooney announced he wanted to leave the club, he has dropped another bombshell by resigning a 5-year deal to stay with the club.
Rooney apologized to the club and his teammates and wants to earn the respect back from his fans who he offended when he announced he wanted to leave Manchester:
“I will give 100% and try to build that relationship back. The fans have been brilliant with me since I arrived and it’s up to me through my performances to win them over again.”
While details of Rooney’s contract are not being released it is speculated he will be making £150,000 a week, or $235,664, making him the highest paid player in Manchester United history. Now that’s a lot of hookers!
Peruvian soccer team Sport Ancash drugged its opponents Hijos de Acosvinchos by slipping tranquilizers into their Gatorade. Ancash gave the Gatorade to Acosvinchos before the soccer game and told them it was an energy drink.
Five minutes into the game, three players including Acosvinchos defenseman Andy Salinas collapsed on the field, a fourth player also became sick but did not lose consciousness. Salinas told the Peruvian TV show A Primera Hora:
“From what I remember… the goalie from the other team was being treated for an injury… Someone from the their (Sport Ancash) coaching staff, it must have been the equipment manager, the physical therapist or maybe the water boy, stepped onto the field and we shared drinks… I don’t remember who gave me the drink, but it wasn’t sweet, it had a bitter taste to it.”
“At the hospital, tests found benzodiaepine, a sedative in the players’ bloodstream. When Generaccion.com interviewed Sport Ancash’s president, Jose Mallaqui said:
“I was able to find out that the players ate rotisserie chicken and had some energy drinks before the game, which ended up hurting them.”
Soccer star Wayne Rooney took over headlines this past summer when it came out that he was cheating on his wife with a prostitute. Now the Manchester United striker has dropped another bombshell saying he wants to leave the club. Rooney’s contract is up next summer, but he will likely sign off in January in order to get the most value.
This is the third key player Manchester has lost in the past two years.
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After shocking all of England, when Manchester United star Wayne Rooney 
Peruvian soccer team Sport Ancash drugged its opponents Hijos de Acosvinchos by slipping tranquilizers into their Gatorade. Ancash gave the Gatorade to Acosvinchos before the soccer game and told them it was an energy drink.
Soccer star Wayne Rooney took over headlines this past summer when it came out that he was cheating on his wife with a prostitute. Now the Manchester United striker has dropped another bombshell saying he wants to leave the club. Rooney’s contract is up next summer, but he will likely sign off in January in order to get the most value. 