The Most American Sports Movies Of All Time
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! Despite all of its many problems (poverty, the Jets), America still remains the best country in the world. And if there's one thing Americans love more than being free, brave, and...
View ArticleYoung Shaq Takes Jordan One-On-One With A Surprising Outcome
Somebody pass the hot sauce. During a warmup for the 1996 NBA All-Star game, Jordan and Shaq participated in a friendly game of one-on-one. Here's Shaq about to make a move: Does he:A) Shoot the ball...
View ArticleWhy The 4th Of July Is Great, As Told By America's Greatest Pastime
Fuck yeah! Patriotism! And beer! Lots of beer! OK, so the 4th of July snuck up on all of us this year. Memorial Day Weekend feels like it was yesterday... And you're now wondering where half your...
View ArticleAndy Murray, The People's Champ, Storms Into Wimbledon Semis With Epic Comeback
The UK’s great hope is one step closer to a championship. Andy Murray, Britain's great hope to break its 77-year drought at Wimbledon, started his quarterfinal match against Fernando Verdasco by...
View ArticleThe Greatest Closer Of All Time Now Owns A Throne Made From His Victims
Mariano Rivera is a boss. The Yankees' Mariano Rivera is retiring at the end of this season after a long career as a well-liked and respected closer, and all year teams throughout MLB have been...
View ArticleManny Ramirez Returns To America With Minor-League Rangers Deal
It’s the return of the bat. Via: AFP/Stringer / Getty Images Hey, what do you know! Manny Ramirez has signed a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers.After spending the first part of the year in...
View ArticleBoston Celtics Hire Butler's Brad Stevens As Their New Head Coach
The 36-year-old wunderkind will be the 17th coach in franchise history. Hey, what do you know! In a stunning pre-holiday announcement, the Boston Celtics announced that 36-year-old Butler coach Brad...
View Article77-Year-Old Golf Legend Poses With Nothing But His Club
Golf club, that is… Over the course of his long and incredibly successful career, Gary Player won 24 events on the PGA tour, including nine majors. The 77-year-old South African is a man of many...
View ArticleReal-Life Benchwarmer's Celebrations Are Motion-Captured For Video Game
Next up, the waterboy. Kent Bazemore is a backup, backup shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors who happens to have a very particular set of skills: He's amazing at bench celebrations. In fact,...
View ArticleNick Swisher Enrages Little League Coaches Everywhere With Lack Of Hustle
Run it out! 'Twas a tie game in the bottom of the eighth in last night's Tigers-Indians contest when Nick Swisher hit a dribbler up the third base line. Now, Swisher is usually known as a guy who...
View ArticleDozens Of Dirtbikers Fall Into Pit Of Despair
Well, this is awkward. At the Red Bull Hare Scramble this year, there was a certain part of that track that caught a couple riders off guard. Er, a couple dozen. As you can see, the edge of the narrow...
View ArticleU.S. Soccer Egregiously Misspells Own Player's Name, Player Scores Hat Trick...
Meet Chris Wondolowski. His name is hard to spell. But if he’s going to be scoring hat tricks every night, we should probably get all those different W’s straightened out. Chris Wondolowski plays...
View ArticleThe Black Keys Sponsor A Little League Team In Their Hometown
Because that’s what awesome people do. Within the past few years The Black Keys have skyrocketed from great indie rock band to one of the most popular and recognized rock bands in the world, but that...
View ArticleA Reminder That Football Players Sometimes Play Hurt Because They Really,...
A nice moment for Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater and one of his coaches. Via: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images It's a common villain in fictional versions of football: the cruel coach who forces a kid to...
View ArticleLandon Donovan Has More Twitter Followers Than The Country He Played Last...
The U.S. men’s national soccer team wins a pretty one-sided matchup. Last night the U.S. men's national soccer team defeated Belize 6-1 in the opening match of the Gold Cup, a tournament held every...
View Article8 Insane Sports Moments That Somehow Aren't Already Movies But Should Be
Let’s see some hustle, Hollywood. How haven’t you put these together yet? The Rosie Ruiz Boston Marathon Scandal What Happened: At the 1980 Boston Marathon, Rosie Ruiz ran off the course, hopped on a...
View ArticleThis Pregame Dugout Dance Will Get You Amped For Anything
Guess Munenori Kawasaki was feeling a little footloose. By now, we know that Toronto second baseman Munenori Kawasaki's postgame interview skills are simply without peer. View Video › Via:...
View ArticleA Not-So Definitive Ranking Of The 30 Best Nicknames For Home Runs
“And that’s another whambleblam* for Miguel Cabrera!” *Not actually included because it’s not real. Baseball has been played for like, I don't know, 700 years or something. And somewhere in that...
View ArticleThere Is Hope For Vilified, Overpaid Baseball Players Named Alex R.
Welcome back, Alex Rios. A-Rod, take heart! Alex Rios had a historically bad year in 2011, chalking up a Wins Above Replacement rating of -1.7. Simply put, that means any old Triple-A outfielder...
View ArticleSpider-Man Dominates Pick-Up Basketball Game
Spidey senses break ankles. This is Spider-Man. This is Spider-Man with Mary Jane. This is Spider-Man with Gwen Stacy. This is Spider-Man with the Green Goblin. View Entire List ›
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