North American Wife Carrying Championships

First and second place finishers, respectively, Keith Cardoza and Julia Stoner, left, and Ri Fahnestock and Sarah Silverberg crash after a photo finish at the 8th Annual Wife Carrying Championship Saturday.

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For the victory, Cardoza and Stoner may receive $1,000 toward a trip to attend the World Wife Carrying Championships in Finland. The couple were also awarded a check for $675 (five times Stoner's weight) and Stoner's weight in beer. The latter amounted to nine twelve-pack cases.

What a Hoot: Owl Interrupts Finland-Belgium Football Match

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Yesterday, the Group A Euro 2008 qualifying soccer match between Finland and Belgium at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki was interrupted for more than six minutes by an owl that had flown into the stadium.
The Eurasian Eagle Owl (the largest owl species in the world) swooped around the stadium, alighting on several goal posts, to the delight of the assembled crowd. Finland won the match 2-0.
Good thing it didn't happen at an American football game, somebody would have shot it.