Athletes like LeBron James have distinctive tattoos, which are also on their digital-character versions in sports video games. The issue is that several of them are the subject of copyright lawsuits. LeBron James has his mother’s name, Gloria, tattooed on his right shoulder, as ...read more
61-year-old bodybuilder, Ray Houghton, has transformed his body inside and out. His muscle work has earned him a 54-inch chest, 18.5-inch bicep, and 34-inch waist. His skin, now fully covered in tattoo ink, has earned him some extra coverage. Now ready to complete the “full-body ...read more
The NBA League threatens Cleveland Cavaliers’ JR Smith to a fine if he doesn’t cover up his “Supreme” tattoo. The logo is by a New York-based streetwear company, and is tattooed on the back of his right calf. League spokesman, Mike Bass, said, “The NBA rules prohibit players from ...read more
Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors all star, has proven he is calm, cool, and collected under pressure on the court. Whether he breaks guard against teams that purposefully put bigger players on him for the size mismatch, or his shot stats behind the three-point line, Curry is ...read more
26-year old combo guard, Jordan Clarkson, has been adding to his ink collection during the offseason. His tattoo artist, Steve Levy, thinks that he has already spent $20,000 this year on ink. Like most people covered in tattoos, Clarkson can’t give a count of them all. Most of ...read more
The dead body of Brazilian soccer star, Daniel Correa Freitas, was discovered in a bush in Sao Jose dos Pinhais, with his genitals cut off and his throat cut, almost to decapitation. The suspects have been named as Edison Brittes Jr., 38, his wife, Cristiana Brittes, and their ...read more
The Netherlands is regarded as one of the most liberal and sex-positive countries in the world—largely thanks to their capital city Amsterdam. In the Netherlands, prostitution is legal and regulated—with the United Nations predicting in 2016 that there are approximately 25,000 ...read more
A Dangerous Beauty in the Ring! Ana Claudia Dantas Gadelha is a Brazilian MMA fighter who learned about “fighting” for her dreams as a teenage, however it wasn’t in the ring it was within her family. When Claudia was a teen her mother did not approve of her what she deemed as ...read more
The Hottest MMA Fighter Ever! When we were first told that there was a beautiful Russian model entering the octagon as an MMA fighter we were sure it was some kind of publicity stunt. Boy, were we ever wrong! Anastasia Yankova is the real deal...in both modeling and as a kick ass ...read more
New Zealand's Steve Butcher has found quite an impressive niche—he tattoos some of the best sports scenes you'll ever see. Butcher clearly has a love of the NBA, with Kobe and the Lakers serving as a particular muse. All of Butcher's pieces appear to come to life on the skin; as ...read more
This Tattoo is a Beast! Lion tattoos are having a serious moment right now, and while Justin Bieber, Mauro Icardi and Ed Sheeran’s lion tattoos are all cool in their own way, the fresh crowned lion piece professional ice hockey player Auston Matthews had inked on his arm on ...read more
Civil Rights Activists Honored in Ink John Wall, point guard for the Washington Wizards, has found a permanent and personal way to “pay respect to the ones who made a way for me,” as he’s said, by getting a series of tattoos on his back that pay tribute to icons of African ...read more
This LSU Tiger is a ‘Savage’ Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray got a tattoo of a “mean face” on his shoulder because, as he says, “I’m a SAVAGE!!!!” Well, it seems that LSU running back Derrius Guice apparently has the same opinion of himself, but he chose a more literal ...read more
Dejounte is a 'Savage' If you’ve never seen the tattoo San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray has inked on his shoulder, count your blessings. The odd piece has become the subject of quite the debate on Twitter, with the ink being likened to everything from Reptile, a character ...read more
Read His Lips and Squirm Like a Worm Lip tattoos are apparently a big thing in the NFL right now, and much like Cowboys draft pick Ryan Switzer showed off the “believe” tattoo inked inside his lower lip when he was selected in the fourth round of the NFL draft, Ravens rookie ...read more
Soccer Star Goes Beast Mode with Latest Tattoo If you thought Ed Sheeran’s lion chest tattoo was sweet, you should see the massive new lion piece professional soccer player, Mauro Icardi, debuted last week on Instagram. The striker for Inter Milan is known for his impressive ...read more
'I'm gonna keep shocking y'all.' People get tattooed for all sorts of reason: to remind them of an important time in their lives, to commemorate loved ones, as a badge of devotion to a place, person or team, or simply because they love their artists' work. Others, like UFC ...read more
You Won't 'Believe' Your Eyes North Carolina wide receiver Ryan Switzer was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys on April 29, and the 22-year-old, who is considered “deadly” on punt returns, is expected to bring a little extra spark to the Cowboys roster. But, one week after the draft, ...read more
Die-Hard Fan Go Hard for the Vols Fans of the Tennessee Volunteers college football team live and breathe UT, and they would do just about anything to prove their allegiance to the team, including going under the needle for a permanent tattoo dedicated to the Big Orange. ...read more
Anthony Brown: 'Been Playing with a Chip on my Shoulder' Anthony Brown, cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, has, as he puts it, “been playing with a chip on my shoulder all my life.” Regrettably, the 23-year-old took a literal approach to that sentiment by getting a tattoo of an ...read more
OBJ Rockin' a New MJ Tattoo Odell Beckham Jr. is a huge fan of Michael Jackson. So much so, that the Giants wide receiver has both Moonwalked and acted out the “Thriller” dance during his touchdown celebrations. And now, the 24-year-old has a more permanent tribute to the ...read more
David Beckham Adds Another Tattoo to His Massive Collection David Beckham’s eldest son, Brooklyn, got his very first tattoo earlier this month, and Beckham himself took advantage of the opportunity to add to his own collection, opting for a new tattoo on his shin courtesy of ...read more
Packers Fans Are Enraged by a 'Gay' Aaron Rodgers Tattoo We've come across some unique fan tattoos throughout the years, especially when it comes to sports fans. Sports enthusiasts just tend to add another level of creativeness (to put it mildly) to the whole fan tattoo concept, ...read more
Mark Hunt's kicking ass and collecting tats! New Zealand mixed martial artist and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight, Mark Hunt, got a new tattoo on his chest, and he showed off the impressive design on his Instagram account last week. Hit the slideshow below to ...read more
Behold the "Girl with the Iron Bum." We've seen our fare share of fitness models in the past, but Bakhar Nabieva is ripped! The Ukranian fitness model drove the Internets wild last year when she posted a video of her deadlift workout, where the camera strictly focused on her ...read more
She Put a Ring On It ... Five of Them, Actually! Getting a tattoo of the Olympic rings has become a sort of rite of passage for the world’s top athletes who have competed at the Olympic Games, and gymnast Simone Biles finally took the plunge last week, relying on the skills of ...read more
The Curious and Wondrous Tattoos of Alberto Moreno A gun-toting chimpanzee, a tiger with a bandana on its head, a panda bear wearing a monocle and bowler hat and smoking a pipe, and a dog sporting boxing gloves. This isn’t some kind of twisted zoo exhibit—these are the tattoos ...read more
It's Never Too Late to Transform Ray Houghton might have the gnarliest tattoos on any 59 year-old we've ever seen. A former bodybuilder, his freehanded tribal body suit makes him look even more "YUUGE". Before pumping himself all the way up, at the age of 15, Houghton joined the ...read more
Looking for a new job in the tattoo realm? MLS team Philadelphia Union is currently seeking a CTO—not a Chief Technology Officer, but a Chief TATTOO Officer. How's that for a title on your business card? The Philadelphia Union are a revolutionary organization that created this ...read more
An extremely dedicated Tom Brady fan got a tattoo of the Super Bowl champ on his ass! You can't make this stuff up. Some dude walked into a Boston area tattoo shop demanding a portrait of the New England Patriots' celebrated QB on his butt shortly after the Pats' incredible ...read more
A new position was just created on one of the Major League Soccer teams: Chief Tattoo Officer! The pro soccer team known as the Philadelphia Union is looking to fill a position on their roster, and it's not to play goalie. They're looking for a tattoo artist to add to their ...read more
Have Never Seen Anything Like It! When you attend a professional sports game, there's a pretty high chance you'll see some spectacular moves on the field, court, or ring. No, we aren't talking about an incredible catch, or an amazing throw, or a game winning last point (although ...read more
Not only will your tattoos be held against you in a court of law, but now even your artists are fair game! As we previously reported, a judge allowed former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez's tattoos to be used as evidence against him in his upcoming double homicide trial. ...read more
It’s like the popular adage says, “Think before you ink.” Dallas Cowboys fans had to hang up their jerseys this past Sunday (Jan. 15) after a devastating fade served up by the Green Bay Packers. Unfortunately, for a Florida-based Cowboys super-fan named Jordan Garnett, it won’t ...read more
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Tattoos can and will be held against you. You have to read this. In a move that is sure to raise tattooed eyebrows everywhere, a judge just OK’d prosecutors to use some of Aaron Hernandez’s tattoo against the former New England Patriot in trial. Hernandez – who is already ...read more
At the London Olympics four years ago we had McKayla Maroney and her unimpressed look, now we have Michael Phelps and his terrifying #PhelpsFace. While it would be easy to remember Phelps for his insane level of dominance in the swimming pool and the literal mountain of gold ...read more
Professional wrestler Kevin Steen, known in the ring as Kevin Owens, already has a pretty bad-ass Taurus tattoo on his shoulder, a “LIVE/EVIL” arm tat, and several touching tributes to his family, but The Prizefighter may soon be adding a tattoo of pro wrestler, actor, rapper ...read more
NBA superstar Kevin Durant has finally gotten some ink that we can see when he's out on the court in the form of a portrait of the late great Tupac Shakur. We say finally because Durant has long been a "secretly" tattooed player. While most basketball stars tend to get their ...read more
When British Paralympic swimming champ, Josef Craig, got a tattoo of a lion and the Olympic rings on his chest, he probably never expected the ink to get him disqualified from a race. Unfortunately, because the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) considers Craig’s Olympic ...read more
A 24-year-old NYU graduate and Pokémon professional is offering up her catch-em-all skills to those interested in dominating Pokémon Go. Brooklyn-based Ivy St. Ive posted an ad on Craig's List where she claims to be a professional Pokémon Go trainer, offering her skills for the ...read more
Considering that baseball is our national pastime, one should not be surprised to see that there are a heck of a lot of baseball tattoos out there. There are so many different teams out there and likewise just as many types of fans. Some fans opt to get realistic ink of their ...read more
Ben Oxley is a 28-year-old badass with a taste for good tattoos and a need for adrenaline highs. He was born with Cerebral Palsy (CP), but that doesn't stop him from jet skiing, skydiving or getting tattooed. In fact, his condition—and Travis Barker—encouraged him to get inked. ...read more
In the very rare moments when he isn't playing drums for one of his seemingly endless number of bands, Travis Barker is a pretty big UFC fan. So when he was recently signing autographs prior to a Blink-182 show a TMZ photographer gave Barker an intriguing proposition—pick the ...read more
Johnny Manziel has always been a fan of Drake, but it was Justin Bieber the former quarterback for the Cleveland Browns was emulating when he got a gigantic tattoo inked on his arm during a flight earlier this week. After being rumored to be missing in New York City over the ...read more
Imagine you’ve been left on a desert island and forced to fend for yourself. With you are only a few choice materials you stuffed into a mediocre backpack. There is no shelter—you must build one of the island’s grounds. Your next meal is unknown; suddenly a fish eyeball is ...read more
Portrait tattoos have become so commonplace that we are used to seeing people get tattoos of their favorite actors, musicians and athletes that no one batted an eye when a fan had renowned tattoo artist Andrea Afferni ink a portrait of Juventus goal keeper Gianluigi Buffon on to ...read more
Los Angeles Laker Nick Young came very close to learning the most important rule for script tattoos—always triple check the spelling—the hard way. Luckily his fiancée, rap sensation Iggy Azalea, came in the room just in the nick of time to prevent Young from being labeled a ...read more
In an effort to distract their fans from yet another season spent at the bottom of the NBA standings, the Sacramento Kings unveiled a new set of logos this week. Before you start to go on a rant about how teams redesign their logos only to reap in more revenue from merchandising ...read more
UFC fans are absolutely losing their minds on Twitter right now as it appears that tattooed fighting sensation Connor McGregor has fought his last fight. The Irishman has yet to hold a press conference or make an official statement about his retirement, so it is not confirmed ...read more
Johnny Manziel may not be any closer to signing a contract with a new NFL team, but the former Cleveland Browns quarterback apparently has plenty of time (and money) to spend on getting some new ink, namely two questionable new pieces on his hands. Nicknamed Johnny Football ...read more