Often times it's the best stories that don't demand suspension of belief; whether they're completely true or born from a kernel of it and, therefore, not entirely out of the realm of possibilities.
They say the truth is stranger than fiction and "they" are usually right. That's how they became "they" in the first place—by building a solid consensus.
Hilarious, horrifying, uplifting or otherwise—these days true 'WTF" stories in sports seem to bubble up in print, online and across the social media stratosphere by the second. And for those insane stories of times past, the same media array acts as an echo chamber.
These are 15 WTF sports stories that are actually true.