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The NFL Is Banning Certain Customized Facemasks, For Some Reason
Customized facemasks are no longer welcome in the NFL, unless a player has a medical reason for wearing one....

Why Jameis Winston Will Be Your New Favorite College Football Player
Much as it hurts me to my heart to say this as a Florida fan, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is going to be one of the most fun college football players of 2013 and beyond. The glorious quotes that come out of his mouth are only part of why....

Josh Reddick Crushed Five Home Runs In Two Days
The Athletics' Josh Reddick might currently have an OBP under .300, but he doubled his 2013 home run total in the span of two days....


J.J. Putz Gets Interrupted By "Kickstart My Heart," Spikes Ball
Theories confirmed by this clip of J.J. Putz spiking the ball after his warm-up is interrupted by a little Mötley Crüe include a) It is never not funny to see pitchers fail to deliver the ball home and b) Baseball announcers don't really love the Crüe....

This Game-Ending Wiffle Ball Catch Is Pretty Damn Impressive
At the 12th annual Travis Roy Wiffle Ball Tournament at Little Fenway—a Wiffle ball-sized version of Fenway in Vermont—a man named Konnor Fleming entered wiffleball lore with his diving catch over the fence to end the game. Wicked facking hustle, guy....

Juan Uribe Fell For The Hidden-Ball Trick
The Tampa Bay Rays pulled off the hidden-ball trick Saturday, and Juan Uribe was the unfortunate victim....

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What Would Happen If Chris Bosh Was A Huge Basketball-Playing Raptor?
Chris Bosh already has raptor-like features, but what if he was literally a raptor? Someone ran with that hypothetical on a game in NBA 2K13, and it turns out that being a raptor that's eight feet tall is a decent advantage....

Dirtbike Rider Encounters Rude Ram That Charges At Him
This dirtbiker was cruising along until he found a ram camped out in the middle of the track. The ram didn't appreciate the dirtbiker trying to pass by, so it ran at him a few times. "Yakety Sax" was also involved....


Kobe Bryant And Amanda Bynes Were Once Ships Passing On <em>All That</em>
This is pre-everything Kobe Bryant, "the cutest basketball player in America," and pre-everything Amanda Bynes, in the recurring All That talk show What-Everrr!!, hosted by Bynes. Kobe spends the entire sketch in front of Matchbox 20 and Ben Folds Five posters, and takes off his shirt. 1998 was 15 ...

Ronda Rousey Ranted At "Twitter Bitches" For The Silliest Of Reasons
Armbar specialist Ronda Rousey caught some attention Thursday for wondering out loud about retirement. She says she "realistically" has two years left in fighting, and started thinking about her future after coming very close to losing to Liz Carmouche in February. Now, Rousey's angry about how peop...

Yes, Sidney Crosby Should Get To Skip The DMV Line
Sidney Crosby renewed his driver's license at the DMV this week. Unlike all of the rest of us, he didn't have to wait, thanks to Pennsylvania state policy. GET ANGRY (or don't because this policy actually makes sense)....

There Is So Much Going On In This LeGarrette Blount Run
LeGarrette Blount's 51-yard TD run against the Eagles last night is impressive enough to share on its own, but a couple things happen away from the play that make this clip funny....

Phil Mickelson Is Having A Shitty Day
Phil Mickelson currently sits at +10 after three rounds at the PGA Championship. This "shot" didn't help. ...

Aussie Olympic Skiing Star/Spyware Artist Chilling In Caribbean
Australian skier Dale Begg-Smith is one of his nation's best hopes for medaling in the 2014 Winter Olympics, and not just because he's one of a select few Aussies who could participate in the Winter Olympics. Six months before Sochi, he's hanging out in the Caribbean....