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The Incredible Dunk Is Only The First Half Of This Highlight
Jazz shooting guard Alec Burks got his Blake Griffin on whilst raising up to throw one down on the Phoenix Suns last night. This jam was A Jam, to be sure, but the fun doesn’t stop with the dunk....

Gerald Henderson Dunks On Justise Winslow From Behind The Backboard
The Heat came back in the second half to beat the Blazers in today’s matchup between the two most geographically disparate teams in the NBA. Gerald Henderson threw down this slick dunk on rookie Justise Winslow in the second quarter....

Odell Beckham Jr. Celebrates Game-Tying TD Catch With An Allen Iverson Stepover On Josh Norman
OBJ redeemed his no-good-very-bad day full of punches with this late touchdown catch....

Dwight Howard Blocks The Daylights Out Of Austin Rivers Then Jams It On The Other End
Last week, we showed you a funny little Dwight Howard lowlight reel. It was some deserved shade, but last night he led the Rockets in a rare victory over the Clippers, and more importantly, embarrassed Austin Rivers then jammed it on the other end:...

Zlatan Casually Zlatans In A Long-Range Volley
PSG are a whopping 19 points clear atop the Ligue 1 table, thanks to Zlatan kinda yawning his way into thunderbolts like this....

Doug McDermott Is Probably Still Looking For Reggie Jackson
The Bulls and the Pistons played a Kevin Costner movie of a basketball game last night in Chicago. Detroit finally beat the Bulls in 4OT, 147-144, and Jimmy Butler even had a clear shot to take it to five, but he clanked it. Reggie Jackson had 13 in the final overtime, but he also sent Doug McDermot...

How The Hero Of <i>Friday Night Lights </i>Won And Lost His Good Name
Of all the real-life characters in Friday Night Lights, Brian Chavez would surely have been voted Least Likely To Be Caught Brawling After Permian High Football Games Into Middle Age....

Kobe Dunked On A Guy!
The bad Lakers played the occasionally less bad but somehow no less depressing Rockets last night in Los Angeles. I know, I know: Buhhhhh. But hey, Kobe Bryant did something!...

A New Zealander With A Gross Mustache Just Dunked On LeBron's Head
The Thunder and Cavaliers are locked in a pretty entertaining battle of two of the NBA’s best teams, with the Thunder holding a five point lead in the third quarter at publishing time. The most exciting play of the game so far is this Steven Adams dunk, coming at LeBron’s expense as he came late wit...

Anonymous 76er Throws Down One Of The Year's Best Dunks
Richaun Holmes, a second-round pick out of Bowling Green, is just one of the many anonymous puds that the Philadelphia 76ers are relying on to help the team lose as many games as possible. Last night, young Richaun threw down what will probably end up being the dunk of his life, and in the process b...

Spectacular Long-Range Xabi Alonso Strike Saves Bayern Munich
Despite sending out a very strong lineup against SV Darmstadt 98 in their DFB Cup round of 16 match, Bayern Munich struggled mightily against the Bundesliga newbies. The best team in the world dominated possession and unleashed 16 shots, but only three of them were on target, and Bayern Munich strug...

How Gerard Deulofeu Unleashed Romelu Lukaku
If you’ve watched more than a few Everton games this season, you’ve been witness to one of the more exhilarating sequences the Premier League has to offer. That would be Gerard Deulofeu toying with a defender on the right wing, readying a cross with his giant striker, Romelu Lukaku, lurking in the b...

Everyone's Very Chill About This Rugby Lady's Grotesquely Dislocated Finger
Today’s edition of Rugby Is Fuckin’ Crazy, Man, comes to us from a women’s league match between Oxford and Cambridge. ...

Andre Drummond And Chris Paul Star In A Very Fun Basketball Play
There are two things that are wonderful about this play. The first, most obvious thing is Chris Paul getting napped by a behind-the-back dribble from Andre Drummond, of all people. The second thing is Drummond, who is a fun player precisely because he plays like a BattleMech that’s got a few bugs in...

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Coach Accused Of Telling Players To Tackle Ref Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor Assault
Former John Jay High School (Texas) football coach Mack Breed pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and was sentenced to 18 months probation for his role in a September incident where two players blindsided referee Robert Watts....

Riyad Mahrez And Leicester Continue To Clown On Chelsea And All Of England
This is Leicester’s whole season right here. One of their super duo (this time Riyad Mahrez, though Jamie Vardy has also scored on the day) attempting something outrageous, pulling it off, then strutting over to the corner flag in an almost awed confidence as the reality of this fairytale sinks in....

Cam Newton, Goddamn
Cam Newton had another excellent game yesterday, tearing up the Falcons with an easy 265 yards and three touchdowns. The highlight of the day was the touchdown throw above, which only gets more ridiculous with each viewing....

Refs Wave Off Russell Westbrook's Spectacular Self-Assisted Almost-Buzzer-Beater
Look, I get that this play was waved off, but man, this shot from Westbrook was cool. Properly located the springiest vertebrae knob on Rodney Hood’s back, trotted off like nothing had happened like a champ, then helped make it a game again in the second half. Good work....