hi Page 1265 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
All 204 World Cup Shootout Attempts, In One Chart
With the tournament starting next week, the BBC has put together a neat little guide on "what makes the perfect World Cup shootout penalty." The graphic above—showing the location and result of all 204 World Cup shootout attempts—is just one of several neat visuals; go check them all out....
Jon Singleton Homers In First Career Game, Gets A Gum And Gatorade Bath
Jon Singleton, the Astros' first base prospect with a left-handed swing that was built to launch homers, made his MLB debut last night. Things weren't looking so good at first, as Singleton started the game with two errors and two strikeouts. He made up for the rocky start in the bottom of the 8th i...
Watch Football Players Get Taller And Heavier Over 90 Years Of The NFL
NFL height/weight data has been visualized before, but a new animation by WYNC's Noah Veltman may be the snappiest version yet. Over on his site you can watch the size of NFL players steadily expand through the early '70s, stagnate, and then spike again—mostly in terms of weight—in the late '80s....
Towson Cheerleaders Suspended For Tamest Hazing Ritual Ever
The Towson University cheerleading squad was suspended for the 2013-2014 season after a hazing incident, the details of which were previously unknown, was reported to school administrators last summer. The hazing got the team suspended for an entire year, so they must have gotten caught doing some p...
Wake Up, Asshole
Send stories, photos, and anything else you might have to [email protected]....
Hulk Scores After Stupid Good Neymar Backheel In World Cup Tune-Up
Yep. Brazil are going to win the whole thing....
How Josh Donaldson Became One Of The Best Players In Baseball
If I asked you to name the player who has accumulated the second-most WAR over the last calendar year, you'd probably flip a coin in your head to decide between Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera. Or maybe you'd get a little creative, and name Yasiel Puig or Andrew McCutchen. One guy who probably wouldn'...
Vidal Is A Goddamned Tank; Or Why Chile Can Go Far In The World Cup
Chile's most memorable World Cup story is actually how they missed out on the 1990 and 1994 tournaments. Yes, they finished third in 1962 and gave Spain all they could handle in the first knockout round in 2010, but besides those two Cups, they've only gotten out of the group stage once, when they a...
Wedding Photo Shoots Continue To Be Menaced By Collapsing Docks
This is a thing that just keeps happening, over and over again. ...
There Is An "I" In Team
Over at Good, dig into the latest from the most-talented Bethlehem Shoals:...
Justin Masterson Pitched An Immaculate Inning
During the fourth inning of last night's game between the Red Sox and Indians, Justin Masterson did something that is pretty damn incredible: he struck out the side on just nine pitches. It was as perfect an inning as a pitcher can possibly have....
State Softball Title Game Ends On Walk-Off Inside-The-Park Strikeout
This is one of the weirdest plays you're going to see for awhile....
Harry Caray Went Out Drinking 288 Straight Days In 1972
Harry Caray last called a game on September 21, 1997, so some out there might only be familiar with the Cubs broadcaster of 16 years thanks to Will Ferrell's barely coherent send-up. After a glimpse into his partying expense diary, that send-up is probably close enough....
The Mets Ate A Sickening Number Of Cheesesteaks
In perhaps the only significant victory of their season, the Mets shattered the one-day record for cheesesteaks consumed in the visitors' clubhouse in Philadelphia. ...
Japanese Pitcher Throws An Insane Eephus Pitch
This is Kazuhito Tadano, a pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese Pacific League, uncorking what is likely the purest eephus pitch you will ever see. ...
Kid Falls Asleep At The Wheel Of His Tiny Tractor; Tractor Keeps Going
Behold, the world's most adorable DUI. But seriously, someone at Bobby's birthday party should have really stopped this little guy at his fourth Capri Sun....
The Nationals And Rangers Both Challenged The Same Play
A little bit of baseball replay history, and an old-fashioned inexplicable Ron Washington decision, all on a simple stolen base attempt....
Robbie Keane Blasts "Fucking Stupid Decision" To Play Match On Hot Day
It was 90-plus degrees and humid in Chicago yesterday, and even more unpleasant down on the pitch where the Fire drew the visiting Galaxy 1-1. After the match, L.A. captain Robbie Keane blasted the decision to play in the middle of the afternoon....
Prince At The French Open With A Scepter
Prince was at the French Open yesterday, and he brought a scepter. So here are a bunch of pictures of Prince, who was at the French Open with a scepter....