When you play a game of billiards, you’re usually hoping to hear the satisfying clack of the balls. You’re probably not hoping to hear a sound like gunfire as your cue ball connects with the eight ...

When you played billiards during the early days of plastic, you took your life into your hands. Under the right circumstances, your bank shot could cause a ball to explode. Billiards played an ...

This is the first known case of an exploding petanque ball. Photo / Getty Images. A Frenchman has been killed by an exploding petanque ball. He is believed to be the first ever victim of such an ...

A man has been killed by an exploding metal petanque ball in a freak accident in France. The ball found its way into the grill being used for the unnamed victim’s family barbecue amid sweltering ...

In 2008, Sacramento Kings wing Francisco Garcia signed a contract extension for around the league's average salary. In 2009, Garcia broke his right arm in a freak accident sustained while he was ...