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Russell Westbrook's OT Game-Winner, In A Perfect Courtside Video
How do you not love everything about this?...
Sports Figures And Sports Books Are No Longer Notable
Grant Wahl noticed today that the New York Times found no nonfiction sports titles among its 100 notable books of the year ... for the third straight year....
AHL Player Does A Barrel Roll
This is Canucks prospect Darren Archibald, playing for the AHL's Utica Comets, trucking Karl Stollery of the Lake Erie Monsters with the rare 360-degree hit. (Really more of a 180, but inertia handles the rest.)...
The Patriots Might Have An Audible Named For Belichick's Girlfriend
According to the Boston Herald, Tom Brady's changed the play before tossing a six-yard TD to Rob Gronkowski. His call at the line: "Cougar! Cougar! Linda!"...
NAIA Rule May Force Thunder Fan To Give Up $20K From Halfcourt Shot
This is BULLSHIT. ...
Sadly, This Sign Did Not Make It Onto <em>College GameDay</em>
Lots of good signs made it onto ESPN in Stillwater on Saturday. This was not among them....
The Time This Kid Realized He Was Waving A Turkey Leg
The waving of the turkey leg — sure, cute, but we've all been there. Having only two hands can feel so limiting, so of course, you're watching Okie State piss-pound Baylor back into the MaybeNextYear.com Bowl, and everyone else starts some kind of en masse arm swing, and what option do you have but ...
Do Not Even Think About Dapping Chris Paul In Front Of DeMarcus Cousins
Saturday's Kings-Clippers game ended with DeMarcus Cousin missing a tough, potentially game-tying shot as time expired. As Cousins was leaving the court, he noticed his teammate, Isaiah Thomas, attempting to shake Chris Paul's hand. Thomas should have known better, because Cousins was having none o...
Hairy Balloon Balls: Your Baylor-OK. State <i>GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
ESPN's College GameDay rolls on to Stillwater this week for Baylor-Oklahoma State, which kicks off at 8:00 pm on ABC. Right now, though, we've got signs. Filthy, disgusting, sweaty signs concerning the Baylor quarterback....
Another Freaking Thunder Fan Hit A Half-Court Shot For $20,000
Brad Brucker, a 33-year-old volleyball and soccer coach, became the second Thunder fan this week to sink a halftime, mid-court heave for $20,000, and the fifth since February. What in the name of the Harlem Globetrotters is going on at Chesapeake Energy Arena?...
Jimmy Graham's Dunk Ruins The Goalpost
After a 44-yard touchdown, Jimmy Graham's dunk celebration resulted in a tilted goalpost. Hulk out a little less, Jimmy. But keep being awesome....
Thunder Fan Hits $20,000 Half-Court Shot, Gets Respect From Jay Z
For the second straight home game, an Oklahoma City Thunder fan has made the half-court shot and won $20,000. But this dude also received congratulations from Jay Z, which are priceless....
How Jimmy Graham Became The Most Productive Tight End In Football
Calling Jimmy Graham a tight end seems dishonest. Drew Brees's favorite target is a freak who's blowing the other competition at his position out of the water in 2013. Because "Jimmy Graham is good" isn't a very compelling statement, let's go a little further. Since Graham is essentially a wide rece...
A Three-Man Front Is A Late-Game Defensive Formation For Suckers
The weekend, as I watched the absurd denouement of the Northwestern-Michigan game, something struck me as familiar — beyond the now-routine bumblefuckery that inspires the Wildcats to turn fourth-quarter leads into triple-overtime losses. No, it wasn't simply that Michigan drove in the dregs of game...
Prof Threatens To Fail Athlete For Missing Class For Championship Game
East Central College is a community college in Missouri that qualified for the NJCAA volleyball national championship tomorrow in Toledo. The ECC Falcons might have to compete without one of their best players, though, because her biology professor won't let her miss class....
Ronaldo Scores Three, Feigns Human Emotion; Portugal On To World Cup
The Portugal-Sweden playoff matchup was seen by most as little more than a matchup of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimović, two of the best players in the world. Portugal won on Friday in Lisbon, 1-0, after a late diving header from Ronaldo. For Sweden to advance, they'd have to win today. That ...
Russell Westbrook Crosses Up Nuggets, Scores Russell Westbrook Layup
Just go home, Randy Foye. What are you doing, JJ Hickson? Sorry you were stuck guarding Fish out there, Kenneth Faried. ...
Derek Jeter Groupie Gossip That We Desperately Want To Believe
There's an engrossing Reddit thread asking users to share their best groupie stories. Most are about rock stars, but a handful concern athletes. Like everything on Reddit, you should believe nothing. But some of these, especially an amazing Derek Jeter story, you'll want to believe....
Ahmad Brooks Says His Flag For Hitting Drew Brees Was "Bullshit"
With the Saints driving, down three, with just over three minutes left, Ahmad Brooks sacked Drew Brees and forced a fumble that was recovered by Patrick Willis. "It was almost like Christmas early," Willis said. Well, Christmas was canceled. Officials called Brooks for a personal foul, which swung t...