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15 most memorable women's March Madness momentsAs the women’s sports movement grows, the March Madness tournament grows with it. Things like fan attendance and viewership are all growing because people want to watch these exciting athletes compete in some of the biggest moments of their careers. Each year of the tournament seemingly gets more ex...

The most dazzling tournament runs (by players who didn’t win it all)One byproduct of college basketball’s March Madness’ 68-team, single-elimination format is it provides an avenue for players from programs major and mid-major to upgrade their stature. When certain players get their opportunity, they unlock a level few mortals can reach and sustain for multiple week...

These guys should have opted out of baseball's 2020 seasonIt was a strange and crazy baseball season, and one might wonder if any of this was worth it. Maybe it was, if you’re a San Diego Padres fan, or you just like seeing the Yankees tee off for 5 or 6 home runs a night....

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Everything You Need To Know About Penalty Shootouts, Including, Just Maybe, How To Win

Let’s start in the nightmare parallel universe in which the rules of the NBA dictate that, after J.R. Smith outmuscles Kevin Durant for the rebound and dribbles out the clock in a tie game, the starting fives for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors each shoot a single free throw, tally...

Coach Of High School Team Shut Out 102-0: "My Girls Did Everything Possible To Score"

Common as extreme blowouts are in high school basketball, a true shutout is still extremely rare. The state of Montana had its first one in any level of recorded organized basketball last weekend, and man, is it a bummer: Froid-Medicine Lake High 102, Brockton High 0....

Bryan Bickell Scores First Career Shootout Goal In Final Game Before Retiring Due To MS

Bryan Bickell announced his retirement yesterday due to his multiple sclerosis diagnosis, and the Hurricanes started the longtime NHL forward for the final two games of his career—and gave him first crack when Carolina and Philadelphia remained deadlocked after overtime, even though Bickell had neve...

An Interview With The Girl Who Took Her Michael Jordan Cardboard Cutout Everywhere

Kids fixate on the darndest things. Stuffed animals and blankets make sense, as those items are soft and portable, but in Irene Liao’s case, for a solid month of her childhood, the object of her affection and obsession was a cardboard cutout of Michael Jordan....